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.
Registration is now open for Housing Advocates Training in Monroe on October 13 and 15, 2015. Details and registration materials can be found here.
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 […]
This week marks the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This landmark civil rights law prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including employment, education, and transportation. It also put into effect accessible design standards for new or remodeled buildings. The ADA has (and continues to) changed the structure of America, removing barriers […]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released a final rule regarding the Fair Housing Act’s provisions to affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH). The rule includes tools that will make it easier for communities to identify and overcome segregation, concentrated poverty, and other barriers to equal housing opportunity. President Obama spoke about the rule and its importance in his weekly […]
The Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan has been working for 23 years to open up housing free from discrimination. Our work aims to allow people the ability to live where they choose – not where others deem acceptable. We have settled 82 lawsuits, gained over $1.8 million dollars in settlements for complainants, and successfully negotiated […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.