New FHC Book Groups- Please Join Us!

Posted on January 6, 2012 by fhcadmin

Fair Housing Book Groups

The Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan is pleased to announce 2 new book groups centered around Civil and Human Rights related readings, fiction and non-fiction. Details regarding each group’s location are below (as well as PDF’s for download).

The first book that both groups will be reading is The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander.

Note: The author is coming to Lansing on Tuesday Jan 17th for Cooley Law School‘s Martin Luther King Junior event. Get your book today and join in on the conversation!

Fair Housing Center Book Group, Ann Arbor Continue reading →

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GoodSearch Adds GoodDining: Good for Fair Housing!

Posted on December 12, 2011 by fhcadmin

Since 2007 the Fair Housing has participated in GoodSearch. GoodSearch.com is a fast, easy, and free way to fundraise for your favorite causes: every time you use it as your search engine a penny is donated to your charity of choice. Easy!

A few years back GoodSearch added in an online shopping mall, GoodShop.com. There are over 2,400 online retailers to choose from.  Not only does a percentage of your purchase go to Fair Housing (if you select us), but you also receive great coupons!

And, just a few months ago, the GoodDining.com program was launched. You can eat at over 10,000 participating restaurants nationwide and help us earn up to 6% of every dollar spent on the meal as a donation. This is a great way to turn an every day action into a donation for the Fair Housing Center.

Please join our community on GoodSearch.com and help us raise money for our mission. Get started by clicking the “Become a Supporter” button on our profile page here!

You can also read about GoodSearch in the NY Times, Oprah Magazine, CNN, ABC News and the Wall Street Journal.

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Fair Housing Center Seeks Assistant Coordinator of Investigations

Posted on December 5, 2011 by fhcadmin

The Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan is hiring a full time position located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A full job description is available at fhcmichigan.org/employment.

 

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National Civil Rights Groups Applaud Department of Education, Department of Justice

Posted on December 5, 2011 by fhcadmin

Press Release – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Civil Rights Groups: School Diversity Guidance “Good for Our Young People, for Our Communities and for Our Nation”

For Immediate Release
Contact: Scott Westbrook Simpson, 202.466.2061, simpson@civilrights.org
December 2, 2011

Washington, DC – In response to the joint guidance released today by the United States Department of Education and the United States Department of Justice, civil rights groups released a joint statement below.  The guidance provides a roadmap for K-12 schools, colleges, and universities to implement the voluntary diversity and integration standards set by the Supreme Court’s decisions in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) and Parents Involved v. Seattle Schools (2007): Continue reading →

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Civil Rights Testers Needed: Paid or Volunteer

Posted on November 18, 2011 by fhcadmin

The Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan has a tester training scheduled for Monday, December 5, 530-730 PM in Ann Arbor.

We are seeking women and men to assist in the investigation of housing discrimination complaints (“testing”) in Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe and Washtenaw Counties. “Testers” pose as home seekers in a variety of housing rental situations.  Hours are flexible and attention to detail is a must. Access to personal transportation is helpful, but not required. Testers will be paid a per-test stipend or may choose to volunteer and mileage is also reimbursed.

The FHC currently needs African, African American, Asian, Caucasian, and Latino/a women and men of all ages.

If you would like more information on becoming a tester, or if you think you have been the victim of illegal housing discrimination, please call the Fair Housing Center using our toll free number: 1-877-979-FAIR.

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FHC Coordinator of Investigations Interviewed on WHMI, 93.5

Posted on November 3, 2011 by fhcadmin

Coordinator of Investigations, Kristen Cuhran, was interviewed by WHMI 93.5 on 11/1/2011 about Housing Advocates Training.

The synopsis of the radio interview is also below: Continue reading →

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NAACP, ACLU, HRC, NFHA and Many More Sign on to HOME Letter

Posted on October 19, 2011 by fhcadmin

Read the sign on letter supporting the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) legislation, introduced by Senator John Kerry on September 22, 2011. The sign on letter is one of strong support by various housing and civil rights organizations across the country, including the NAACP, ACLU, HRC, and NFHA.

The Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act would amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or source of income. It would also amend the Equal Opportunity Credit Act to prohibit LGBT discrimination in credit decisions.

The FHC applauds the work of the National Fair Housing Alliance in supporting the efforts of Senator Kerry and Representative Jerrold Nadler.

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White House Blog Mentions 2007 FHC Same Sex Study

Posted on October 14, 2011 by fhcadmin

In a White House blog post today Kenneth J. Carroll, Director of the Fair Housing Assistance Program Division at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), announced new and recent steps that HUD has taken to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons have equal access to housing with special attention paid to transgender and gender non-conforming persons.

Steps included a nation wide campaign “Live Free”, a new web page that includes resources for LGBT victims of housing discrimination, updates on LGBT housing complaints and enforcement statistics, clarification of the word “family” in HUD publications, and reference to the Fair Housing Centers of Michigan Sexual Orientation and Housing Discrimination in Michigan 2007 report.

You can read the entire blog post below: Continue reading →

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FHC Southeast Awarded $275,765.00 to Enforce Fair Housing Act

Posted on October 6, 2011 by fhcadmin

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that the Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan (FHC) was one of 84 fair housing centers or nonprofits throughout the country to receive a funding award.

The awards are funded through HUD’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) and will be used to investigate allegations of housing discrimination, and work to promote equal housing opportunities.  Continue reading →

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New Protections Proposed for LGBT Individuals

Posted on September 26, 2011 by fhcadmin

Advocate.com

Kerry, Nadler Propose Fair Housing Bill for LGBTs

The Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act, or HOME Act, would amend existing federal law to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in housing and credit.

By Andrew Harmon

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts has introduced federal legislation to expressly prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination in housing. Continue reading →
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