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National Fair Housing Alliance Applauds Court Decision Halting HUD’s and the DOGE Task Force’s Termination of Grants to Fight Housing Discrimination
March 25, 2025
National Fair Housing Alliance Applauds Court Decision Halting HUD’s and the DOGE Task Force’s Termination of Grants to Fight Housing Discrimination
Washington, D.C. – Today, Judge Richard G. Stearns of the U.S. District Court in the District of Massachusetts issued an order granting a temporary restraining order reinstating 78 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) grants that fair housing groups use to fight housing discrimination. These grants were abruptly terminated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at the behest of the agency’s internal task force of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Federal Government Cuts Funding to Greater Houston Fair Housing Center and many others
February 28, 2025
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), at the direction of the President of the United States pursuant to the Executive Order 14158, “Establishing and Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’”, and at the direction of said Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), issued a notice of termination of funding.
...Please refer all housing discrimination complaints to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division (TWCCRD), Long Star Legal Aid, Houston Volunteer Lawyer Program, and the City of Houston Fair Housing Division.
PRESS RELEASE
December 20, 2023
The CFPB and @TheJusticeDept today sued Colony Ridge, a Texas-based developer and lender, for operating an illegal land sales scheme and targeting tens of thousands of Hispanic borrowers with false statements and predatory loans.
10th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade
January 16, 2016
We attended the 10th Annual MLK Youth Parade-Houston along with thousands other Houstonians. The Parade not only commemorated Dr. King but also raised awareness about Fair Housing and cultural diversity. Join us next year!
6th National Conference on Housing Mobility, July 16, 2015
National researchers, policy experts, and housing mobility practioners share best practices for improving and expanding housing mobility initiatives at the sixth national conference on housing mobility, “More Choices for More Families.” Conference sessions included:
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Profiles of new programs and successful mobility practices,
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New social science research on the impacts of housing mobility,
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The mechanisms of segregation in the voucher program, and
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The evolving federal regulatory landscape.
Fair Housing Center on ABTV 55.4 Houston (English/Vietnamese), Aug 2015
Daniel Bustamante and Lyly Dao on ABTV 55.4 talk show speaking about Fair Housing, in both English and Vietnamese. . This is part of a special education and outreach program to educate as many people in the community as possible, including the ever growing Vietnamese community in Houston - the 2nd largest Vietnamese community in the US.
It is vital that everyone know about their rights under the Fair Housing Act, so they will know where to go for assistance if ever their ights are violated. Knowledge is power.