Fair Housing Center Of Washtenaw County Inc

PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVES

PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVES

PURPOSE: THE FAIR HOUSING CENTER OF SOUTHEAST & MID MICHIGAN PROPOSES TO PROVIDE FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AND SYSTEMIC TESTING IN CLINTON, EATON, INGHAM, JACKSON, HILLSDALE, LENAWEE, LIVINGSTON, MONROE, SHIAWASSEE, AND WASHTENAW COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MID-MICHIGAN.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: 540 NEW FAIR HOUSING COMPLAINTS; COMPLETING 300 TEST PARTS, RECRUITING 120 AND TRAINING 60 NEW TESTERS; AND GAINING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS OR MODIFICATION FOR 36 COMPLAINANTS WITH DISABILITIES. WE WILL ALSO INITIATE 45 SYSTEMIC INVESTIGATIONS. WE PLAN TO TRAIN THE STAFF FROM 150 COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS SO THEY CAN HELP THEIR CLIENTS RECOGNIZE AND REPORT POTENTIAL ACTS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AS WELL 150 HOUSEHOLDS ON THEIR FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS. FHC STAFF WILL MAKE 1,110 REFERRALS FOR SERVICES INCLUDING LEGAL AID AND EMERGENCY HOUSING, AND WE ESTIMATE OUR INFORMATIVE WEBSITE WILL HAVE 48,000 NEW VIEWS. WE WILL PUBLISH THREE NEWSLETTERS, THREE TESTER NEWSLETTERS, AND PROVIDE THREE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS FOR HOUSING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. WE ALSO PLAN TO DISTRIBUTE 210 PRESS RELEASES.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: GOALS FOR THIS 36-MONTH PROJECT INCLUDE A PLAN FOR TAKING 540 NEW FAIR HOUSING COMPLAINTS; COMPLETING 300 TEST PARTS, RECRUITING 120 AND TRAINING 60 NEW TESTERS; AND GAINING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS OR MODIFICATION FOR 36 COMPLAINANTS WITH DISABILITIES. WE WILL ALSO INITIATE 45 SYSTEMIC INVESTIGATIONS. WE PLAN TO TRAIN THE STAFF FROM 150 COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS SO THEY CAN HELP THEIR CLIENTS RECOGNIZE AND REPORT POTENTIAL ACTS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AS WELL 150 HOUSEHOLDS ON THEIR FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS. FHC STAFF WILL MAKE 1,110 REFERRALS FOR SERVICES INCLUDING LEGAL AID AND EMERGENCY HOUSING, AND WE ESTIMATE OUR INFORMATIVE WEBSITE WILL HAVE 48,000 NEW VIEWS. WE WILL PUBLISH THREE NEWSLETTERS, THREE TESTER NEWSLETTERS, AND PROVIDE THREE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS FOR HOUSING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE FAIR HOUSING CENTER OF SOUTHEAST & MID MICHIGAN PROPOSES TO PROVIDE FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AND SYSTEMIC TESTING IN CLINTON, EATON, INGHAM, JACKSON, HILLSDALE, LENAWEE, LIVINGSTON, MONROE, SHIAWASSEE, AND WASHTENAW COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MID-MICHIGAN. OVER 1,520,000 PEOPLE LIVE IN THIS 10-COUNTY REGION.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE FAIR HOUSING CENTER OF SOUTHEAST & MID MICHIGAN IS REQUESTING A TOTAL OF $1,275,000 FOR THIS 36-MONTH PROJECT. WE HAVE ALSO APPLIED FOR EOI-G FUNDING, BUT PEI FUNDING IS OUR PREFERENCE.

PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVES

PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVES

PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT

PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVES

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO KEEP UP OUR CURRENT MOMENTUM BY PROVIDING MORE FAIR HOUSING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SERVICES TO OVER 1,520,000 PEOPLE IN TEN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MID-MICHIGAN. SINCE 1992, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING EXCLUSIVELY ON FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION, AND IN THAT TIME WE HAVE INVESTIGATED OVER 4,600 FAIR HOUSING COMPLAINTS AND AIDED IN THE RESOLUTION OF OVER 110 FAIR HOUSING CLAIMS THROUGH THE COURTS, HUD, AND OUR LOCAL FHAP WITH TOTAL SETTLEMENTS AND CONCILIATIONS EXCEEDING $3,600,000. IF FUNDED, THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND THE FHC’S CURRENT PEI ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AND INCREASE OUR FAIR HOUSING INTAKES AND REFERRALS.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE RUNNING GOOGLE ADS IN OUR 10-COUNTY AREA; CREATING AND RUNNING THREE AWARENESS ADS ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM; BOOSTING FOUR POSTS ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM; PLACING FHC ADS ON SIX BENCHES IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS; UPDATING AND PRINTING 2,000 NEW BROCHURES IN ARABIC AND CHINESE; CREATING AND SENDING OUT FOUR MAILCHIMP UPDATES; DESIGNING AND PROVIDING TWO TRAININGS ON REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION; TABLING AT THREE COMMUNITY EVENTS; AND EVALUATING OUR PROGRESS USING QUARTERLY GOOGLE ANALYTICS;. THE THEME OF OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN IS “FAIR HOUSING: IT’S YOUR RIGHT.”; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASING THE NUMBER PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND BASIC FAIR HOUSING LAW, AND UNDERSTAND FHC TESTING AND INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES PARTICULARLY PEOPLE OF COLOR, WOMEN, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; MORE PEOPLE WILL MAKE COMPLAINTS TO THE FAIR HOUSING CENTER; MORE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WILL GET REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS THEY NEED TO ENJOY THEIR DWELLINGS; LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA USERS WILL SEE OUR ADVERTISING AND LEARN ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND FHC SERVICES; THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH SEE OUR BENCH ADS AND KNOW WHO TO CALL WHEN THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE HOUSING BIAS; THOSE WHO ATTEND COMMUNITY EVENTS WILL SEE OUR TABLE AND ASK ABOUT OUR SERVICES; THOSE WHO SPEAK ARABIC AND CHINESE AS THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO UPDATED FAIR HOUSING BROCHURES; WITH MAILCHIMP OUR SUPPORTERS, COMPLAINANTS, COOPERATING ATTORNEYS, AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATES WILL BE UP TO DATE ON FHC CASES AND EVENTS; THROUGH GOOGLE ANALYTICS, AND SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION, FHC WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK AD REACH AND WEBSITE USAGE TO IMPROVE OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE INDIVIDUALS IN ALL FEDERALLY PROTECTED CLASSES WHO MAY BE THE VICTIMS OF ILLEGAL HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AND THEIR ADVOCATES; THOSE WHO NEED REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS; PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP) INCLUDING THOSE WHO SPEAK ARABIC AND CHINESE; PEOPLE WHO ATTEND COMMUNITY EVENTS AND DON’T KNOW ABOUT FHC SERVICES; SOCIAL MEDIA USERS IN RURAL AND NON-RURAL COMMUNITIES IN OUR 10-COUNTY AREA; AND THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN MID-MICHIGAN WHO DESERVE TO KNOW THEIR RIGHTS UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING ACT. THE WHOLE COMMUNITY BENEFITS WHEN HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES ARE FREE FROM ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATIO; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE

FAIR HOUSING ORGANIZATION INITIATIVES

FAIR HOUSING ORGANIZATION INITIATIVES

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES

PURPOSE: TO ASSIST ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE REGIONAL AND LOCAL, COMMUNITY BASED AND NATIONAL PROGRAMS, THAT DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, CARRY OUT, OR COORDINATE PROGRAMS AND/OR ACTIVITIES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS UNDER, THE FAIR HOUSING ACT (42 U.S.C. 3601-3619) OR ABOUT STATE OR LOCAL LAWS THAT PROVIDE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT RIGHTS AND REMEDIES FOR ALLEGED DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICES. AWARD DESCRIPTION SOURCE - ASSISTANCE LISTING FROM SAM.GOV; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: NO VALUE PROVIDED; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: NO VALUE PROVIDED; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: ANY PERSON OR GROUP OF PERSONS AGGRIEVED BY DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICES BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX DISABILITY FAMILIAL STATUS OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. ANY PERSON OR GROUP OF PERSONS, INCLUDING LANDLORDS OR REAL ESTATE AGENTS, TO PREVENT DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICES BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, DISABILITY, FAMILIAL STATUS OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. AWARD DESCRIPTION SOURCE - ASSISTANCE LISTING FROM SAM.GOV; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NO VALUE PROVIDED

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES