The HERO Alliance — Homeownership Education and Resource Opportunities —  is a nonprofit organization that provides education, resources, and assistance for people with disabilities seeking homeownership in Colorado.    HERO has been assisting low-income persons with disabilities by empowering them with the information and assistance needed to achieve homeownership.  Since 1992, HERO has assisted thousands towards their goal of homeownership – hundreds of whom are now successful homeowners. 

HERO is a collaboration of lenders, people with disabilities, advocates, Realtors, governmental personnel and others have been committed to creating homeownership opportunities for people with disabilities and low incomes in Colorado.  We have shown that collaboration breaks down barriers and that information builds confidence and self-sufficiency. 

HERO Alliance activities include:
* Providing a toll-free phone line with homeownership resource information for Colorado’s cititizens with disabilities.
* Publishing a newsletter, website, and other homeownership resource materials.
* Participating in conferences and seminars to educate the housing industry, support personnel, and persons with disabilities on available options.
* Developing financial resouces for down-payment resources.
* Creating partnerships to provide additional resources not directly provided by the HERO Alliance.