Listen now. Reporter Jorge Avellan talks with FHC complainant Sarah Tankson about her disability rights case and Director Pam Kisch weighs in on the current state of fair housing in Washtenaw County.
Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan PO Box 7825, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 (877) 979-FAIR www.fhcmichigan.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3rd, 2018 Media Contacts: Pam Kisch, (877) 979-3247; Attorney Kerry L. Morgan, (734) 281-7100 A copy of the filed complaint is available upon request. New Fair Housing Lawsuit Filed Against MSU Sorority Kayla […]
FHC Internship Fund We are excited to announce our 2018 #GivingTuesday campaign: an FHC Internship Fund! Our goal is to raise $2,000 between now and November 27th. Donate Here. Interns learn to answer phones, provide referrals and advice, take complaints, and work on special projects. We could truly use office help right now. Help us train the next generation of […]
Black Men Read Kid’s Club We are excited to partner with Black Men Read, a community reading series focused on sharing the stories of Black people with local youth. Guest reader Alex Thomas will be reading The Fair Housing Five and The Haunted House at the Superior Township Library, located at 8795 MacArthur Blvd. in Ypsilanti, on Saturday, December […]
The Fair Housing Center has received two new grants from the United Way. The first grant is from the United Way of Lenawee/Monroe Counties in support of our Fair Policy, Fair Chance program. With these funds we will conduct community-based education sessions on the topic of criminal background and housing rights in Lenawee County. The second, from the United Way of Washtenaw […]
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) filed a complaint on 8/13/2018 against Facebook for violating the Fair Housing Act. Read HUD’s complaint against Facebook. According to the press release, HUD claims that Facebook enables advertisers to control which users receive housing-related ads based upon the recipient’s race, color, religion, sex, familial status, […]
Author Event | Brenda Travis & John Obee Thursday September 27, 2018: 7:00pm to 8:30pm Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room Join Authors Brenda Travis and John Obee as they discuss their new book, Mississippi’s Exiled Daughter: How My Civil Rights Baptism Under Fire Shaped My Life. Mississippi’s Exiled Daughter is the riveting story of how the […]
Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan PO Box 7825, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 (877) 979-FAIR www.fhcmichigan.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2018 For more information, contact: Pam Kisch, Executive Director, (877) 979-3247 Book teaches Kids about Housing Discrimination The Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan (FHC) was awarded a grant by […]
Thank you to everyone who attended our 5th Annual Fair Housing Breakfast and to our generous sponsors. Your support enables us to continue our work to end housing discrimination. Our guest speaker this year was author and renowned scholar, Richard Rothstein. Mr. Rothstein spoke to us about why he wrote “The Color of Law” and […]