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African American Family Settles Housing Race Case

October 26, 2015 | Categories: About FHC, News, Press Release | Tags: fair housing, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, Paula Scott, race, Steve Tomkowiak, Swan Creek Mobile Home Community, Ypsilanti Township

Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan PO Box 7825, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 (877) 979-FAIR www.fhcmichigan.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE African American Family Settles Race Case Against Ypsilanti Township Mobile Home Community Tuesday, October 20, 2015 For more information contact: Pamela Kisch, 734-272-8383 Paula Scott accepted a non-disclosed settlement to resolve her lawsuit against Swan Creek Mobile Home […]

Congratulations to Delphia Simpson and Ron Woods

October 26, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: Board Members, Delphia Simpson, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, Ron Woods

We are excited to announce that Fair Housing Center board member, Delphia Simpson, and past board member, Ron Woods, were honored by the Vanzetti M. Hamilton Bar Association (VHBA) and the Washtenaw County Bar Association (WCBA) during the Bias Awareness and Inclusion Reception. WCBA presented its Martin Luther King, Jr. “I Have a Dream” Award to […]

FHC Fall 2015 Newsletter

October 13, 2015 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: fair housing, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, newsletter

The FHC 2015 Fall Newsletter is out! View the digital color version online right now. Highlights include news of a recently settled race discrimination case, photos from our 2nd Fair Housing Breakfast, disability success stories, and more. Didn’t get a printed copy and want one? Have questions or comments? We’d love to hear from you at info@fhcmichigan.org.

Registration Open for Housing Advocates Training

August 25, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags:

Registration is now open for Housing Advocates Training in Monroe on October 13 and 15, 2015. Details and registration materials can be found here.

FHC Launches New Sexual Harassment Awareness Campaign

August 10, 2015 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: discrimination, fair housing, Fair Housing Act, fair housing for all, housing discrimination, sex, Sexual Harassment, YAWE

The Fair Housing Center has launched a campaign titled Shine a Light to bring public awareness to the issue of sexual harassment and housing. Sexual harassment – such as unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature – is against the law and considered a form of […]

Alexandra Murphy Joins FHC Board

June 18, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: Alexandra Murphy, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, FHC Board of Directors, University of Michigan

Please join us in welcoming Alexandra Murphy to Fair Housing Center’s Board of Directors. Alexandra Murphy is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and a Faculty Associate of the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. She received her B.A. in Urban Studies from Barnard College and her PhD in Sociology & Social Policy from […]

We’re Moving! + “Cocktails for Karma”

May 18, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: Ann Arbor, Bar at 327 Braun Court, event, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, fundraiser, move, Ypsilanti

It’s Official! We’re Moving! The Fair Housing Center has been based in Ann Arbor since 1992. This Wednesday morning we are moving our offices to downtown Ypsilanti. Please join us for our last official night in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, May 19th. We will be saying farewell at The Bar at Braun Court, located in the Kerrytown area. FHC staff will be there 5-7 […]

Lansing-Area Case: Discrimination Against Families with Children

May 15, 2015 | Categories: About FHC, News, Press Release | Tags: Children, civil rights, discrimination, east lansing, Fair Housing Act, familial status, Holt, Ingham County, lansing, Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, Owosso, Shiawassee County, testing

The Fair Housing Center has filed a lawsuit against the owner/operator of several Lansing-area properties. Check out these links for the full press release and statewide news coverage: FHC Press Release Michigan Radio WNEM Channel 5 WFSB Channel 3 (includes video) According to the lawsuit, testers posing as a single parent with a young child were told that […]

The past, present, and future of fair housing

April 22, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: fair housing month, history, Seven Days

April is Fair Housing Month. We encourage you to take a few minutes and learn more about the past, present, and future of fair housing. The first is a visually stunning eight-minute historical film on the seven days in April 1968 that changed America forever, “Seven Days.” The second is the Power Point presentation given by Jason Reece from the […]

Lansing Housing Advocates Training and Welfare Policy Seminar – Registration Open

April 14, 2015 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: east lansing, housing advocates training, LSSCM, MPLP, welfare policy seminar

The Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan staff, along with the Michigan Poverty Law Program, and Legal Services of South Central Michigan, will be holding Housing Advocates Training (HAT) on June 22 and a Welfare Policy Seminar (WPS) on June 23, 2015, in Lansing. Registration is required.