RENO -- A free Help for Homeowners community event, sponsored by the Obama Administration’s Making Home Affordable Program and NeighborWorks® America, will be held in Reno for all homeowners who may be at risk of foreclosure.

The event is free, open to the public and provides a chance for homeowners to meet face-to-face with their mortgage company and a HUD-approved counseling agency to work on a solution to help them avoid foreclosure.

The Obama Administration’s Making Home Affordable Program was created to help struggling homeowners modify or refinance their mortgage payments to make them more affordable, or transition to more affordable housing to avoid preventable foreclosures.   For more information, go to www.MakingHomeAffordable.gov.

NeighborWorks^® America creates opportunities for people to improve their lives and strengthen their communities by providing access to homeownership and to safe and affordable rental housing.  NeighborWorks^® America is the nation’s leading trainer of community development and affordable housing professionals.  For more information, go to www.nw.org.

The Homeowners Community Event will take place from 1 p.m.-8 p.m. at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.