The Washington County Community Action Council has seen a substantial increase in people asking for help with home foreclosures.
CAC Executive Director David G. Jordan said the organization has hired an extra counselor to handle the increase.
"We used to serve maybe 10 or 20 people a year. Now it's more like 10 a month. And I'm sure the number will go up," Jordan said.
For several years, CAC has offered mortgage foreclosure counseling.
While the organization does not have money to offer people who are behind on their house payments, they have three counselors who sometimes can convince lenders to work out different payment plans.
"Sometimes, it's a case of 'too little too late.' But if people come in soon enough, we can talk to their lenders and try to work something out on their behalf," Jordan said.