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We Recognize Hispanic Heritage Month!
We recognize Hispanic Heritage Month, and yet we know that Latinx peoples still face unlawful hate and discrimination in the housing market. We must work together toward the day when all people have equal housing opportunity. Questions? Call 1-877-647-3247. #FairHousing #HispanicHeritageMonth
In order to assist victims of illegal housing discrimination like Shelia, the Fair Housing Council and other organizations across the country use HUD funds that are now at risk of being eliminated. WE NEED YOUR HELP TODAY. Will you make a couple quick phone calls? We promise - it'll take just a few short minutes and it can make a BIG difference.
THE BACKGROUND:
Earlier this month, the US House of Representatives passed a funding bill that represents a terrible attack on civil rights: it zeroed out funding for HUD grants known as FHIP PEI (Fair Housing Initiatives Program - Private Enforcement Initiative) grants. These funds are used to take complaints from people who have been discriminated against and to investigate those complaints through testing. Without PEI funds, most victims who bring complaints will no longer have access to testing evidence; without that evidence, it can be very difficult for complainants to prevail. Watch Shelia's story, and hear how testing evidence helped her.
Now, the Senate is poised to consider its own HUD funding bill, including funding for fair housing work.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to your Senators' offices. Ask to speak to the staffer who handles housing appropriations. If you are sent to voicemail, please leave a message. Please let your Senators know that in its funding bill for HUD, the Senate must act to preserve the Fair Housing Initiatives Program’s (FHIP) Private Enforcement Initiative funding. In order to conduct meaningful fair housing assistance to victims of discrimination, we ask that the Senate restore the Private Enforcement Initiative component of FHIP, and fully fund the FHIP program at $45.6 million (the President’s request for the FHIP part of HUD's budget).
Protection of our civil rights depends on it. Please share this message widely.