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FHC Says NO to Ben Carson’s Proposed Changes to HUD Mission Statement

March 22, 2018 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: Ben Carson, civil rights, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, National Fair Housing Alliance, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Earlier this month, the Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan joined with 572 other civil rights organizations to send a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Ben Carson, in response to media reports that the Secretary was aiming to change HUD’s mission statement. Coordinated by the National Fair Housing Alliance, the […]

Housing Advocates Training, May 2018

March 21, 2018 | Categories: About FHC, Events | Tags: Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, housing advocates training, Legal Services of South Central Michigan, Michigan Poverty Law Program, social work, Washtenaw County, Ypsilanti

Housing Advocates Training heads to Ypsilanti on May 9th and 10th. The event is full and registration is now closed. This two-day training is an excellent resource for anyone working as an advocate (clients/consumers also welcome). Day one is an optional three-hour session; day two is a full day of training. Trainers include staff and attorneys from […]

Essay by 15-year-old Spurs Change in East Lansing

March 8, 2018 | Categories: News | Tags: Alex Hosey, east lansing, housing discrimination, Lansing State Journal, racism

We were so impressed by the words of this young man in East Lansing, we just had to share. Fifteen-year-old Alex Hosey wrote an essay about housing discrimination and ideas on how to draw attention to the issue. The essay, which has now spurred city officials to take a hard look at how to make real and lasting change, touches on the […]

Renowned Scholar Headlines Fair Housing Breakfast

February 27, 2018 | Categories: About FHC, Press Release | Tags: Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, fundraiser, redlining, Richard Rothstein, segregation, The Color of Law

Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan PO Box 7825, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 (877) 979-FAIR www.fhcmichigan.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2018 Media Contact: Kristen Cuhran Fuller, (877) 979-3247 How the U.S. Government Segregated our Cities ANN ARBOR, MI – The Fair Housing Center welcomes Richard Rothstein, author and renowned scholar, on March […]

Tickets Now Available for 5th Annual Fair Housing Breakfast

January 8, 2018 | Categories: About FHC, Events | Tags: 5th Annual FH Breakfast, Ann Arbor, Fair Housing Breakfast, fundraiser, nonprofit, Richard Rothstein, The Color of Law

You are invited to attend our 5th Annual: Fair Housing Breakfast A benefit to support our mission of ending discrimination in housing and public accommodations and promoting accessible, integrated communities. Thursday, March 29, 2018 from 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM, Weber’s Inn, Ann Arbor We are delighted to announce that Richard Rothstein, research associate of the Economic Policy […]

Annual Meeting December 5th

November 27, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, Events | Tags: annual meeting, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, member, volunteer

Dear Members and Friends, Please join us for our 26th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, December 5th at 6:00 PM at our office in Ypsilanti. In addition to case updates, we will vote on our Board of Directors and the 2017-18 budget, and hear about the State of the Organization. A casual dinner will be served. […]

Funny Video on the Not-so-Funny History of Housing Segregation

October 27, 2017 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: adam ruins everything, american history, fair housing, federal government, nikole hannah-jones, racism, redlining, segregation

How the Feds Created Housing Segregation, a Short History Learn more about how a history of redlining and racism created disparities in housing policies, neighborhoods, and the overall health and well being of non-white people that still impacts us all today. The segment from ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING features civil rights journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. If you feel […]

FHC Settles Case for Wheelchair User Forced to Crawl into Home

October 11, 2017 | Categories: Press Release | Tags: disability, Disability Rights, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, Group Five Management, Ramp, Randolph Court, Sarah Tankson, Wheelchair

We are pleased to report that Tankson v Randolph Court Apartments has settled. Sarah Tankson, who has a debilitating neurological disorder known as dystonia and uses a wheelchair, contacted the Fair Housing Center in January 2017 for help with a request for reasonable accommodation. Prior to signing a lease at Randolph Court in Ann Arbor, she […]

New Criminal Background & Housing Fact Sheet

August 30, 2017 | Categories: About FHC, Publications | Tags: arrest record, criminal background, Criminal Background Rule, fact sheet, landlord, second chance, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Fair Housing Center is pleased to announce the release of our seventh Fair Housing Fact Sheet. The new fact sheet is titled “Fair Housing, Criminal Background & Arrest Record.” You can find all of our fact sheets here.

Allegation of Sexual Harassment leads to Fair Housing Lawsuit

August 21, 2017 | Categories: Press Release | Tags: Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, Sexual Harassment, Steve Tomkowiak, Ypsilanti

Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan PO Box 7825, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 (877) 979-FAIR www.fhcmichigan.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17, 2017 Media Contacts: Pam Kisch, (877) 979-3247; Attorney Steve Tomkowiak, (248) 543-1600 A copy of the filed complaint is available upon request. Allegation of Sexual Harassment leads to Fair Housing Lawsuit Ypsilanti […]