FAIR HOUSING CENTER OF GREATER BOSTON INC
100 TERRACE STREET NO B, ROXBURY, MA 02120 www.bostonfairhousing.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: WORKS TO ELIMINATE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AND PROMOTE OPEN COMMUNITIES IN NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, ESSEX, MIDDLESEX, AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES OF MASSACHUSETTS.

ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES TESTING: THE FHCGB IS THE REGION'S SOLE SOURCE OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION TESTING. TESTING PROVIDES A CREDIBLE PICTURE OF HOW AND IF DISCRIMINATION OCCURS USING A CONTROLLED METHOD OF DOCUMENTING VARIATIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF HOME SEEKERS BY HOUSING PROVIDERS. THE FHCGB HAS ALSO CONDUCTED 29 AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING TRAININGS FOR CITIES AND TOWNS AND CONDUCTED 563 FAIR HOUSING TESTS, RECRUITED 142 TESTERS, CASE ADVOCACY: THE FHCGB FIELD HUNDREDS OF INQUIRES ANNUALLY FROM PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND/OR MEANS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES. WE PROVIDE FULL CASE ADVOCACY, INCLUDING TESTING FOR PROOF OF DISCRIMINATION, REPRESENTING COMPLAINANTS THROUGHOUT HUD'S OR MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION'S (MCAD'S) PROCESSES, AND SECURING PRO BONO LEGAL COUNSEL IF LITIGATION IS REQUIRED.

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TRAINING: OUR EXTENSIVE EXPERTISE IN THE COMPLEXITY OF FAIR HOUSING LAWS AND PRACTICES MAKES THE FHCGB A RESPECTED SOURCE OF FAIR HOUSING TRAINING. WE PROVIDE TRAINING TO HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS, PUBLIC AGENCIES, REALTORS, AND HOUSING SEARCH PROFESSIONALS. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS THE FHCGB HAS CONDUCTED 131 FAIR HOUSING /FAIR LENDING TRAINING ATTENDED BY 2,266 PEOPLE AND WHERE WE DISTRIBUTED 8,855 PIECES OF FAIR HOUSING LITERATURE. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICES AFFECT US ALL, LIMITING OUR EXPERIENCES AND AFFECTING THE REGION'S ECONOMIC WELL-BEING. THE FHCGB PROMOTES TOOLS TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO DISCRIMINATION AND GUIDES LOCAL ADVOCATES IN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO MAKE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES WELCOMING PLACES TO LIVE. HOUSING COUNSELING: THE HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAM PROVIDES TROUBLED BORROWERS WITH LOAN REINSTATEMENT ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING NEGOTIATING WITH LENDERS AND THE FILING OF FAIR LENDING COMPLAINTS IF DISCRIMINATION IS ALLEGED. THE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS CLASSES IN FAIR LENDING, PREDATORY LENDING, AND FIRST TIME HOME BUYING. FHCGB HAS 44 HOUSING COUNSELING SESSIONS,REVIEWED 703 INTAKES, INVESTIGATED 194 FAIR HOUSING CASES AND UNDERTOOK 2 SYSTEMIC CASES.

POLICY DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY: THE FHCGB COLLABORATES WITH OTHER HOUSING, LEGAL, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ADD FAIR HOUSING EXPERTISE AND PROMOTE EQUITY IN POLICY DEBATES. WE ADVOCATE FOR STRONG LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL HOUSING LAWS AND POLICIES AND WORK TO ENSURE THEIR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION. FHCGB BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING FAIR HOUSING PRINCIPLES EMBEDDED IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL POLICY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING BUT NOT LIMITED TO; AFFORDABLE HOUSING, INCLUSIONARY HOUSING, ZONING REFORM, LEAD PAINT, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND HOME OWNERSHIP. IN OCTOBER 2013 THE FAIR HOUSING CENTER OF GREATER BOSTON FOUNDED THE FAIR HOUSING NETWORK, A COALITION OF FAIR HOUSING COMMISSIONS, FAIR HOUSING COMMITTEES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THE NETWORK WAS ESTABLISHED SO ALL ITS MEMBERS COULD SHARE INFORMATION VITAL TO OUR WORK AND DISCUSS BEST PRACTICES, IDENTIFY PATTERNS OF DISCRIMINATORY BEHAVIOR THAT GO BEYOND INDIVIDUAL CITIES AND TOWNS AND DEVELOP SYSTEMIC APPROACHES TO RESOLVING THEM. THE FAIR HOUSING NETWORK HAS PROVIDED US WITH AN EFFICIENT PLATFORM FROM WHICH TO ADDRESS IMPORTANT PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES AND INSURE THAT FAIR HOUSING AND EQUITY CONCERNS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF ALL URBAN DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL. RESEARCH: TO INFORM OUR ADVOCACY, THE FHCGB RESEARCHES AND DOCUMENTS THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION - INCLUDING THE FAIR HOUSING IMPACTS OF PUBLIC POLICIES -- BOTH ON OUR OWN AND WITH AREA UNIVERSITIES.

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