Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council

Fair Housing services - provides complaint intake and investigative services to persons who allege violations of local, state, and federal Fair Housing laws. The organization conducts investigations into systemic forms of discrimination in the Housing market and maintains a pool of volunteers who assist in Fair Housing enforcement activities. The organization received 126 Housing discrimination complaints in 2023.

Inclusive communities program - provides technical assistance to community organizations, developers, and local policy makers on inclusionary Housing policies and the promotion of racial and economic integration. The organization provides assistance with consumers'access to pro-integrative Housing choices and conducts research, analysis, and documentation of Fair and affordable Housing opportunities and impediments. In 2023, the organization continued operation of opportunity mke, a Housing mobility program with the goal of helping families find Housing in low-poverty communities. Mmfhc assisted approximately 25 households as part of the opportunity mke program during 2023.

Fair Housing outreach and education program - provides presentations and seminars to community-based organizations, social service agencies, educational institutions, advocacy groups, neighborhood organizations, religious congregations, and the general public. In 2023, the organization conducted over 100 Fair Housing presentations and training seminars, attended by more than 1,900 people. Collectively, these individuals own or manage thousands of rental units or provide advocacy, educational, or social services for thousands of households throughout every geographic region of the state. Outreach and education staff also participated in more than 110 community and interorganizational meetings and events throughout 2023 and provided information and referral services to over 750 individuals who requested assistance with housing-related matters.

Fair lending program - promotes Fair lending and foreclosure prevention and seeks to eradicate predatory lending practices and mortgage rescue scams. The organization monitors financial institutions' Fair lending practices and community reinvestment act activities, and provides technical assistance and education for lenders, partner agencies, and the general public. Fair lending program staff attended almost 200 community meetings and events in 2023.