Employee Housing Benefit Info Session: Phila. Home Buy Now

Posted by on April 29, 2005

?Meet the housing benefit experts?

Join fellow human resource professionals, administrators and other professionals from the Philadelphia area for a breakfast roundtable to discuss a new housing benefit program called Philadelphia Home Buy Now.

The event will be held:

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 from 8:30 am-10:00 am at Beneficial Savings Bank, 530 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Hear from HR professionals who have recently implemented the benefit and have experienced some early success – at Citizens Bank, NewCourtland Elder Services and the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition. There is no charge to attend this event, but pre-registration is necessary as seats are limited. A continental breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 9:00 am and the program will begin at 9:00 am.

RSVP by contacting Tamara Grossett, 215-851-1774 or tgrossett@gpuac.org.

Launched last year, Philadelphia Home∙Buy∙Now is a tool for Philadelphia employers to better recruit and retain employees by helping these employees become homeowners. With their employers? financial assistance to help buy a home in the City, employees become eligible for up to $3,000 in City matching funds. Employers can also make financial contributions toward home improvement loans and offer homebuyer and credit workshops at the workplace.

For more information visit the website http://www.gpuac.org ? click on the Philadelphia Home Buy Now logo.