National Fair Housing Alliance

TO ELIMINATE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION & TO ENSURE EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE.

HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TEAM AT NFHA WORKS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND THRIVING, WELL-RESOURCED AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES UTILIZING THE UNIQUE RESOURCES AND TOOLS AVAILABLE TO THE FAIR HOUSING MOVEMENT. THESE TOOLS AND RESOURCES ALLOW US TO INVEST IN HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE HOUSING AND LENDING BARRIERS FACING PEOPLE OF COLOR AND PERSONS IN OTHER PROTECTED CLASSES.

EDUCATION & OUTREACH: NFHA'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM INFORMS CONSUMERS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND REPORT POSSIBLE DISCRIMINATION. IT ALSO TEACHES HOUSING PROVIDERS ABOUT THEIR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE LAW AND THE BENEFITS OF EXPANDING FAIR HOUSING CHOICE. OUR NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING MEDIA CAMPAIGN MATERIALS INCLUDE PRINT PRODUCTS, BROCHURES, POSTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING, AND TELEVISION AND RADIO PSAS. THESE CREATIVE ASSETS ARE MARKETED AND DISTRIBUTED TO MEDIA OUTLETS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES, NFHA HAS:- CREATED HUNDREDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS COVERING ALL PROTECTED CLASSES UNDER THE FEDERAL LAW- DEVELOPED FAIR HOUSING MATERIALS IN NINE LANGUAGES TO BROADEN THE AUDIENCES LEARNING ABOUT FAIR HOUSING ISSUES- ACHIEVED OVER 5 BILLION IMPRESSIONS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF FAIR HOUSING- RECEIVED OVER $170 MILLION IN DONATED MEDIA TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT FAIR HOUSING ISSUES

ENFORCEMENT: IN 1968, THE FAIR HOUSING ACT WAS PASSED INTO LAW MAKING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION UNLAWFUL THROUGHOUT THE NATION. DESPITE THIS LEGAL PROTECTION AND DECADES OF WORK BY NFHA AND ITS MEMBERS TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS, REINVEST IN COMMUNITIES, AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT EXTEND EQUITY AND EQUALITY IN HOUSING NATIONWIDE, HOUSING DISCRIMINATION PERSISTS. NFHA'S ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS SUPPORT ITS MISSION BY ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES TO DOCUMENT AND ADDRESS UNLAWFUL HOUSING DISCRIMINATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY: - INTAKE AND REFERRALS: NFHA RECEIVES ALLEGATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION AND CONNECTS PERSONS WITH LOCAL FAIR HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR INVESTIGATION AND ADVOCACY SERVICES. NFHA MAY ALSO PROVIDE INVESTIGATION AND ADVOCACY SERVICES. TO REPORT ALLEGATIONS, CLICK HERE. - INVESTIGATIONS: WHEN NFHA HAS REASON TO BELIEVE FAIR HOUSING LAWS ARE BEING VIOLATED, IT CONDUCTS INVESTIGATIONS TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. INVESTIGATIONS ARE OFTEN CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL FAIR HOUSING CENTERS AND MAY COVER MULTIPLE STATES. - COUNTERACTION: IN INSTANCES WHERE NFHA IDENTIFIES DISCRIMINATION, NFHA DIVERTS ITS RESOURCES TO ADDRESS DOCUMENTED DISCRIMINATION THROUGH, FOR EXAMPLE, RE-TRAINING, RE-EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS, AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. - ELIMINATION AND PREVENTION: NFHA LEVERAGES FAIR HOUSING LAWS TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION IT HAS DOCUMENTED, PREVENT FUTURE DISCRIMINATION, AND PROVIDE RELIEF TO INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES HARMED BY DISCRIMINATION. - COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT: NFHA SEEKS TO REINVEST IN COMMUNITIES HARMED BY DISCRIMINATION, AND TO MAKE NEIGHBORHOODS AND PERSONS WHOLE. READ ABOUT NFHA'S INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES' PROGRAM HERE. - AMICUS BRIEFS: NFHA ENGAGES IN AMICUS BRIEFS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG FAIR HOUSING JURISPRUDENCE.