The University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies
Approved Adopter
118 College Drive #5163Bond Hall
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
Standards Adopted
- Homeownership Education
- Homeownership Counseling
Services
- Credit Counseling
- Homeless Services
- Housing Choice Voucher/Section 8 Programs
- Postpurchase Counseling
- Prepurchase Counseling (one-on-one)
- Prepurchase Education (group workshops)
- Rental Housing Counseling
- Fair Housing education
Additional Attributes
- 501(c)(3)
- HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agency
Point of Contact
Cassie Hicks
, Coordinator for Housing Initiatives
601-266-6038
www.usm.edu/ids
Counselors
- Melissa Bennett
- Cassie Hicks
- Rickey Jones
- Heather Steele
National Industry Standards for Homeownership Education and Counseling


