ACDC's Comprehensive Housing Opportunities Program (CHOP) offers a variety of assistance for renters, homebuyers, and homeowners to help secure and stabilize safe, high quality, affordable housing.  Through education and advocacy, CHOP helps build  healthy homes and communities.

The homeownership rate in Chinatown is nearly 10%, far below the City rate. There is still much work to be done to improve access for new immigrants and linguistic minorities.  These community members face considerable barriers in achieving literacy in US financial systems and homeownership.
 

CHOP, through targeted housing education and counseling, seeks to increase access to the tools and resources available for the clients we serve.  Counseling is provided in Mandarin, Cantonese and English and services include:

• Monthly First-Time Homebuyer (HB 101) class ($40 fee per family)
• Pre-purchase homebuyer counseling (free)
• Mortgage delinquency counseling (free)
• Rental assistance counseling (free)
• Fair housing workshops (free)
• Financial literacy workshops (free)
• Post-purchase homeowner education (free)

You do not need to be a dues-paying member in order to receive housing information, counseling, or any other CHOP services.
 

ACDC's regular business hours are Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.

Clients may make appointment with our housing counselors for anytime during business hours via calling (617)482-2380 ext.208, emailing to chop@asiancdc.org, or stopping by our office. If necessary, counselors may be available for appointments outside of our regular business hours.