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Do you ever look at the current state of housing in your community and wonder how we got here? Learning about the local history of redlining, segregation, homelessness, and other housing issues gives us important context and a better understanding of the current housing landscape, and the issues we continue to face in our region. Luckily, you don’t have to look far to find resources that will deepen your knowledge on these topics.
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Mrs. Lee Porter is a shining example of the type of passionate and committed fair housing advocates we all should strive to be. Throughout her career, Porter has left a lasting impact on the fair housing world, and continues to do so. Let us look to Mrs. Lee Porter, the “Mother of Fair Housing,” for inspiration and motivation, as we work together to create a fairer and more equitable world.
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As fair housing advocates, we know that pretending racism doesn’t exist will not make it go away or erase our country’s shameful history. Racial equity can only be achieved by acknowledging systemic racism in America — both past and present — and working to dismantle it. So, let’s talk about it.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | 6:00PM – 7:30PM ET | Shaker Heights Public Library – Main Branch
This event is open to the public but geared toward landlords, property managers and rental property owners. Learn your fair housing obligations and best practices – from accommodations and modifications for persons with disabilities, to protections for victims of domestic violence, and to persons with criminal backgrounds. Featuring speakers from The Fair Housing Center and the Journey Center as well as the City of Shaker Heights. This is a free event. Access the parking lot for the Shaker Heights Public Library Main Branch at 3450 Lee Rd. (Presented in partnership with the City of Shaker Heights)
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | 6:00PM – 9:00PM ET (doors open at 5:30PM) | ThirdSpace Reading Room (464 E. 105th St., Cleveland, Ohio 44106)
Join us for a conversation on how we can work to dismantle segregation and achieve housing justice, featuring “Just Action” co-author, Leah Rothstein. In addition, you will gain a local perspective on the state of fair housing in Northeast Ohio, as well as initiatives for anti-racist community development. This event is free to attend, but space is limited. Refreshments will be provided.
Q&A and book signing will follow the event! To order your copies of Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law, click here.
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When: Saturday, July 20, 2024 | 8AM - 5PM | Edgewater Park
What: 5K and 1-mile fun walk. This is a free, non-competitive, non-timed event that is inclusive and supportive.
Who: Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity
Why: From Habitat for Humanity: “This is an annual event dedicated to celebrating affordable homeownership. We believe everyone deserves a decent place to call home, so we congregate at Edgewater Park to enjoy coffee, donuts, and a light stroll in support of affordable housing.”
*Please note that this event is not hosted by The Fair Housing Center. Any questions about the event can be directed to Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity: events@clevelandhabitat.org
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Prerna Agarwal,
Housing Justice Outreach Intern
Prerna Agarwal joined the Fair Housing Center in February 2024. As an Education and Outreach intern, they support the team’s fair housing trainings, coordination of outreach events, and development of educational materials. Prerna has been a community organizer for nearly 6 years, and began their work fighting gentrification policies in their hometown of San Jose, California. They have a B.A. in International Affairs, with a focus in urban agriculture and are passionate about building a liberatory world in which many worlds fit.
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Abigail Beard,
Office Administrator
Abigail Beard is a lifetime resident of the Cleveland area. She joined the Fair Housing Center in February 2024. She works in an administrative capacity and works with the Mobility demonstration team. She earned her bachelors degree in Sociology from the College of Wooster and is interested in community creation and various social justice issues. Previously, Abigail has worked as a research assistant in the Biomedical Sciences, Political Sciences, and Environmental Studies and as a library assistant. She envisions a Cleveland where all residents are embraced and have access to high quality housing, schools, and jobs.
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Each April, National Fair Housing Month is celebrated to reaffirm our commitment to ending housing discrimination and commemorate the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act in 1968, which prohibits discrimination in the sale or rental of housing on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), familial status, or disability. The Fair Housing Center is excited to introduce Fair Housing Month of Action — a month dedicated to educating ourselves, and taking time to reflect, so that we can take action to advance fair housing.
We invite you to participate in Fair Housing Month of Action to expand your fair housing knowledge and become a better advocate for housing justice. Throughout the month of April, visit www.thehousingcenter.org/action for daily challenges, resources, and engaging activities. Be sure to also follow us on social media and subscribe to our email list, so you don’t miss out on any of the action!
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2024 Just Economy Conference
Earlier this month, our Director of Education & Outreach, Tanesha Hunter, attended the 2024 Just Economy Conference in Washington, D.C. The conference is a national event for community, business, foundation, policy and government leaders who want a nation that not only promises but delivers opportunities for all Americans to build wealth and live well. Thanks to the National Community Reinvestment Coalition for hosting this important conference, where national and local luminaries, visionaries and changemakers can gather to network, share ideas, learn and ask hard questions to chart out a better future.
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Is Cleveland still the worst city in America for Black women? Take the Project Noir Survey to share your perspective. | |
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In 2020, the Bloomberg CityLab national livability index ranked Cleveland as the worst place in the country for Black women.
Enlightened Solutions, a local nonprofit research and advocacy firm, launched a year-long project that collected narratives in an effort to understand the statistics behind Bloomberg’s report. The results led to a 2021 report called “Project Noir: Cleveland is Failing Black Women,” which collected 450 stories of Black women in Northeast Ohio talking about their lived experiences of discrimination, harassment and abuse in spaces in healthcare, education and the workplace.
Now, the firm is collecting responses to a new survey, in order to determine whether anything has changed for Black women in the last four years. Take the survey today at www.projectnoircle.com!
Read more about the project from Signal Cleveland.
*Please note that this survey is not associated with The Fair Housing Center. Any questions about the survey can be directed to Enlightened Solutions: hello@enlightened-solutions.com
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Help Signal Cleveland Explore Affordable Housing | |
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In 2024, Signal Cleveland plans to look into the local affordable housing landscape through the experience of renters and homeowners, with an eye toward solutions used elsewhere to create housing options for working class residents and residents who earn lower wages. They have developed an affordable housing survey and are seeking input from residents of the Greater Cleveland area.
Residents who have weighed in so far have said that housing should cost no more than 30% of a person’s income to be considered affordable – a seemingly widely held belief that Signal Cleveland says they will examine.
If you have a few minutes, fill out the survey and tell Signal Cleveland how you define affordable housing and what you’d like to see included in their coverage this year.
*Please note that this survey is not associated with The Fair Housing Center. Any questions about the survey can be directed to Signal Cleveland: https://signalcleveland.org/contact
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Your support makes this work possible. We would like to recognize and thank our donors for their generous support of our work in 2023: | |
- Diane Citrino
- Dawson Family Donor Advised Fund
- Jonathan Entin
- Laura Fogarty
- Lauren Grigoryev
- Anne Hydock
- Bob Kissling
- Allison Kretz
- Lawrence Lanahan
- Mara Layne
- CARLETON MOORE!
- Charlotte Nichols
- Richard Obermanns
- Carrie Pleasants
- Jim Pleasants
- Douglas & Susan Roberts
- Mark Salling
- Peter Zach Schiller
- Phil Star & Jane Peterson
- J. Rosie Tighe
- Carmella Williams
- Sherwin Williams
- Westfield Insurance Foundation
| Are you a supporter of fair housing who is interested in taking the next step and becoming a donor? Visit www.thehousingcenter.org/give to learn how you can support fair housing! | |
About Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research
The Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research (The Fair Housing Center) is a nonprofit fair housing organization whose mission is to protect and expand fair housing rights, eliminate housing discrimination, and promote integrated communities. The Fair Housing Center has been in existence for 35 years, beginning as the Metropolitan Strategy Group in 1983.
The federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 prohibits discrimination in the sale or rental of a dwelling on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or disability. The purpose of the law is to eliminate housing discrimination and promote residential integration.
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Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research | 2728 Euclid Ave., Suite 200, Cleveland, OH 44115
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