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In 1975, the Fair Housing Center was founded
on the principles of community, tolerance, and justice. It
was a commitment to these principles that ignited the Women
of the Old West End Neighborhood Association and several
other concerned citizens and community groups to establish
an organization that would combat discriminatory housing
practices.
Over the past 40 years, the Center has
carried out its mission through the investigation of over
11,500 complaints, resulting in awards of over $30 million
for victims of discrimination. During this time, the Center
has also demonstrated a talent for setting national
precedents in the enforcement of fair housing laws and
expanding housing opportunities for millions of Americans.
The Center conducts multiple educational
outreach programs, provides housing and foreclosure
prevention counseling services, advocates for the rights of
victims, investigates and litigates allegations of housing
discrimination. The Center’s staff is one of the best in the
country, and their achievements have been recognized at the
local, state and national levels.
Members of the Center’s staff have given
presentations at conferences sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Ohio Civil
Rights Commission, the Ohio Fair Housing Congress, the
Federal Reserve Bank, the Center for Community Change, the
Alliance of Allied Insurers, the National Association of
REALTORS®,the
Ohio Housing Finance Agency, and the National Fair Housing
Alliance.
Staff members have been invited by the
Senate’s Bank and Lending Committee as well as the House of
Representatives’ Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban
Affairs to testify concerning issues of equal housing
opportunity, including lending and insurance discrimination.
Additionally, staff members serve on local, state and
national committees.
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