The Fair Housing Center

Join us this Friday for @3rdSpaceCLE's next IG Lunch, where we'll be talking all things housing discrimination, and how we can work to make housing more fair and equitable right here in Northeast Ohio. No RSVP needed - we hope to see you there!

Last month, two of our team members co-facilitated a community based seminar with a group of Mandel Youth Humanities Academy students. The group toured the Lee-Harvard & Shaker Heights neighborhoods, examining the legacy of redlining in NE Ohio, as well as current housing trends.

We asked residents impacted by criminal conviction records, "Has your criminal conviction impacted your family’s housing situation?" Read the full report examining experiences of finding housing with a criminal conviction in Cuyahoga County: tinyurl.com/36apvxdu

The @natfairhouse recently released a statement denouncing the THUD Subcommittee bill that would slash critical fair housing funding, leaving folks unprotected during the nation’s fair and affordable housing crisis. nationalfairhousing.org/nfha-condemns-…

From how fair housing can support aging in place to what accessibility features are required for new construction, A Fair Housing Guide for Older Adults tells you everything you need to know about your fair housing rights. tinyurl.com/mted27pk

“We all have a responsibility to create a just society.” — Bryan Stevenson, Civil Rights Lawyer & Founder of @eji_org #WednesdayWisdom

🚨 URGENT: We need your help to protect FHIP funding! 🤝 Take action today! Sign on to @natfairhouse's action alert (tinyurl.com/2wvbhyjb), sign the @Change petition (chng.it/zsZ66cfGP4), and support your local fair housing agency today.

Two Ohio politicians are calling on the federal government to take action as it gets harder for people across the country to afford their homes. spectrumlocalnews.com/central-ny/CTV… @spectrumnews1oh @RepShontelBrown @RepBeatty

As part of a recent study, we asked residents with criminal convictions, "What barriers did you experience in your most recent housing search?" Read the full report on experiences of finding housing with a criminal conviction in Cuyahoga County: tinyurl.com/36apvxdu

This is why we do what we do. 💙 Knowing that our clients are having positive housing outcomes after working with our team makes it all worth it. If you have worked with our team to exercise your fair housing rights, we would love to hear from you! 💬

"Now, with this bill, the voice of justice speaks again. It proclaims that fair housing for all—all human beings who live in this country—is now a part of the American way of life." — Lyndon B. Johnson, upon signing the Civil Rights Act of 1968 #WednesdayWisdom #FairHousing

The @NHLP recently released a resource with guidance for HUD tenants about sharing immigration status information with HUD housing providers. Learn more here: nlihc.org/resource/natio…

In a recent survey, we asked residents with criminal convictions, "Did you receive adequate support in finding housing post-conviction?" Read the full report examining experiences of finding housing with a criminal conviction in Cuyahoga County: tinyurl.com/36apvxdu

While our office is closed today, we are reminded of the work that is still ahead of us, in order to become a nation where all people are truly free. nmaahc.si.edu/explore/storie…

"It may seem unfathomable. But history provides a warning: In this country, when the circumstances are right, the fragile norms around race can be dislodged, and freedoms can erode and then evaporate." tinyurl.com/h47r272y

As part of @YourChronicle's Design an Ad project, we visited Mrs. Ehrhardt’s 5th grade class at Walter G. Nord School to share what we do. Students then created ads illustrating the importance of fair housing. Learn more: tinyurl.com/2s4ma5vn @NordPrincipal @TheCometSuper

July is #DisabilityPrideMonth! Visit thehousingcenter.org/disability to download fact sheets and other resources on fair housing for people with disabilities.

On Tuesday, August 12 from 12-2PM, please join us for the City of Parma Heights Fair Housing Law Training! This event is free and open to anyone who is interested in learning more about fair housing law. Register here: thehousingcenter.org/events @ParmaHts

In our latest blog, we highlight the housing barriers that persist for the #LGBTQ+ community, amid a concerning rollback of protections in the U.S. thehousingcenter.org/lgbtq-housing-…

On Tuesday, @relmanlaw filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of @natfairhouse and the Tennessee Fair Housing Council challenging HUD’s unprecedented and unlawful refusal to administer critical grant funding under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). nationalfairhousing.org/federal-class-…