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Foreclosure workshop for homeowners

By Christopher Quinn
Sept 16, 2011

The National Urban League and the Urban League of Greater Atlanta will have  a Home Rescue Fair and Career and Resources Fair this weekend.

The one-stop event will provide  one-on-one sessions with certified housing counselors and lenders to negotiate resolutions, get free legal advice, and will provide workshops on home ownership.  Job seekers will  have access to jobs, career coaching and resume critiques, as well as information on local job training programs. The event starts at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Georgia World Congress Center, Hall C4, at 285 Andrew Young International Blvd. NW in Atlanta. Attendees should bring recent pay stubs, mortgage papers, insurance, last two tax returns and utility bills.

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Christopher Quinn is a writer and editor who has worked for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1999. He writes stories on Veterans Affairs, business including high-tech growth in metro Atlanta, Georgia's $72 billion farm economy, and he oversees assigning and editing news obituaries.

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