Miami Valley Fair Housing Center

Education and outreachmvfhc's education and outreach program informs consumers about their rights and how to recognize and report possible discrimination. It also teaches Housing providers about their obligations under the law and the benefits of expanding Fair Housing choice. Mvfhc creates and develops education & outreach tools, curricula brochures, faq sheets, youtube videos and social media topical posts. These creative assets speak directly to issues affecting Miami Valley residents when they engage in a Housing search, or attempt to rent, buy or obtain insurance on a residential unit. These assets raise awareness in the community and help ensure residents know how to contact mvfhc for assistance. Additionally, mvfhc uses creative assets developed by the national Fair Housing alliance (nfha), of which mvfhc is a proud operating member. Said assets include television, radio and print media psa's. These creative assets, together with those developed and created by mvfhc work to consistently deliver and reinforce the message that Housing discrimination is illegal, and do so in a varierty of engaging manners to attract and keep the attention of consumers in the Housing market of all ages, in the four calendar years before 2023, mvfhc reached 261,036 consumers and 23,461 Housing professionals with these materials. In cy2023 mvfhc reached 88,471 consumers and 2,446 Housing professionals.

Enforcementthe federal Fair Housing act became law in 1968, making Housing discrimination unlawful in the nation. Despite this legal protection and decades of work by mvfhc and other private Fair Housing organizations to educate, train persons and organizations, Housing discrimination persists.mvfhc's enforcement efforts support our mission by engaging in activities to document and address unlawful Housing discrimination. - intake and referrals: mvfhc receives allegations of Housing disrimination and connects persons with federal, state, and local agencies for investigation. Mvfhc may also provide investigation and advocacy services. - investigations: when mvfhc has reason to believe Fair Housing laws are being violated, it conducts investigations to assess the situation. Mvfhc also works in collaboration with other priviate Fair Housing organizations to investigate potential systemic issues that extend beyond its usual service delivery area. - counteraction: in instances where mvfhc identifies discrimination, mvfhc diverts its resources to address documented discrimination through, for example, re-training, re-education campaigns, and outreach activities. - elimination and prevention: mvfhc leverages Fair Housing laws to eliminate discrimination it has documentated, prevent future discrimination, and provide relief to individuals and communities harmed by discrimination. - community reinvestment: mvfhc seeks to reinvest in communities harmed by discrimination, and to make neighborhoods and persons whole.in cy2023 mvfhc received allegations of or inquiries about Housing discrimination from 1,029 individuals who sought mvfhc's assistance because they believed they may have experienced Housing discrimination. On 323 of those allegations, mvfhc conducted intake, analyzed and provided assistance with the investigation. For the remaining 595 inquiries, mvfhc conducte intake and made referrals to other organizations/resources that could more appropriately address the situation described. In the four years prior to cy2023, mvfhc received 4,409 such allegations and on 1,196 of these allegations, mvfhc analyzed and provided assistance with the investigation. For the remaining 3,213 mvfhc conducted intake and made referrals to other organizations/resources that could more appropriately address the situation described.