Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc. Awarded $300,000 Grant

Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc.’s (www.fhasinc.org/fair-housing-center.html)Fair Housing Center Program was recently awarded $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help prevent and eliminate housing discrimination. “Every person should have a fair chance to live in a community of opportunity, free from discrimination,” said HUD Secretary Julián Castro. “Working closely with our fair housing partners on the ground, HUD remains deeply committed to fighting housing discrimination so folks have an equal shot at achieving the American Dream.”

With this award the Fair Housing Center of Nebraska and Iowa will be able to continue to carry out their vision of ensuring all persons will have access to housing of their choice free from unlawful discrimination.

The Fair Housing Center of Nebraska and Iowa is located at 2401 Lake Street in Omaha. The organization’s mission is to eliminate housing discrimination through education, investigation, testing, negotiation and advocacy by focusing on the following objectives: to educate persons about housing rights and responsibilities, to investigate claims of housing discrimination based on protected class, to conduct fair housing investigations to identify discrimination and to advocate for clients rights through civil rights organizations or legal action, where deemed appropriate. To find out more about the services of the Fair Housing Center of Nebraska and Iowa, please visit www.fhasinc.org/fair-housing-center.html or call (402) 934-6675 | (800) NOW-FAIR.

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