{"id":68,"date":"2023-08-05T17:47:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T17:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box2422.temp.domains\/~nwcsinco\/nwcounselinginc\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2023-08-05T17:48:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T17:48:56","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nwcsinc.org\/nwcounselinginc\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Northwest Counseling Service, Inc. (NWCS) is a nonprofit organization that was founded for the purpose of providing real estate and housing counseling services to Philadelphia area residents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agency enjoys a favorable track record and has been recognized for providing expert advice and quality services in the areas of pre and post purchase, pre and post rental, mortgage default\/delinquency\/foreclosure, ant-predatory lending, rental default, reverse mortgage counseling\/certification and housing consumer education. 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