 Fair Housing Webinar for Nonprofits
 June 6, 2013 The Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia is presenting a FREE fair housing webinar on Thursday June 6, 2013 from 1:00pm - 2:30pm. This training is for nonprofits, housing counselors and social service agencies that receive HUD funding. Participants will gain an increased understanding of the Fair Housing Act and learn best practices for compliance with Federal and local housing discrimination laws. The training will include an overview of various fair housing topics, including, but not limited to:
Review of the Federal Fair Housing Act - Protected Classes - Processing & Responding to Reasonable Accommodations & Modification Requests - Service Animals - Hoarding - Occupancy Policies - Community Rules Addressing Safety - Online Advertising - LGBT Protections in HUD Programs
Click on the link below to register for the June 6th training via GoToWebinar. Space is limited, so please register early. Contact Megan Bolin at (267) 419-8918 x2 or bolin@fhcsp.com if you have any questions. Web site: Register online
Fair Housing Task Force of Delaware County
May 31, 2013Please join FHCSP for the next meeting of the Fair Housing Task Force of Delaware County! Liz Hersh, Executive Director of the Housing Alliance of PA, will be sharing a new Housing Alliance report and new blight tools for communities and advocates. She'll also review funding updates to state and federal budgets for housing-related initiatives and discuss the Housing Alliance's Housing Trust Fund campaign. Space is limited so please register early. You can complete registration online using the below form or contact Megan Bolin at 267-419-8918 x2 or bolin@fhcsp.com.
Topic: New Vision For The Housing Market - What the Data Tells Us About What Works
Speaker: Liz Hersh, Executive Director of the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
Date: Friday May 31, 2013
Time: 9:30am-11:30am
Location: Smedley Park Environmental Center, Springfield, PA
Web site: Register online
Fair Housing News - Fall 2012FHCSP's Fair Housing News was printed and distributed in December 2012 and topics highlighted in this issue include: results of FHCSP's review of regional zoning ordinances,local fair housing cases involving discrimination against refugees and families with children, and details of a retaliation lawsuit against a senior community discriminating on the basis of disability. Web site: Click here to read the entire Fall 2012 FHCSP Newsletter
LGBT discrimination in HUD programs prohibitedHUD issued a final rule on February 3, 2012, requiring equal access to housing in HUD programs without regard to sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. The rule makes clear that the term 'family' includes LGBT individuals and couples as eligible beneficiaries of HUD's public housing and voucher programs. The rule applies to rental assistance and homeownership programs' including FHA mortgage insurance programs, community development programs and public and assisted housing programs.
 View the final rule here
Web site: View the HUD Webinar on LGBT Rule
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Fair housing is not a privilege. It is a right.
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