To foster practices that result in housing opportunities and optimal biopsychosocial conditions.
Purpose
Dismantle open and hidden remnants of redlining, including harsh structural and institutional systems and people-driven biases that impact public policies and social practices in housing, related industries, and intersect with community and quality of life. Also, advocate when government and private actors impede optimal living conditions.
Core Values
FHRC’s core values are reflected in our brand that is synonymous with civil and human rights, as well as educating the public and enforcing fair housing laws through:
Leadership— FHRC has the fortitude to lead the region’s protected classes, housing providers, architects, builders, contractors, developers, engineers, planners, community-based organizations, elected officials, municipal workers, and stakeholders to understand their rights and obligations under federal, state, and local fair housing and related housing laws.
Engagement— FHRC tries not to forget that knowing esoteric legal information means nothing if the organization is unable to effectively market and communicate with the public, advocate on behalf of victims, and ensure that violators are forced to implement corrective actions, which reverse unethical and/or unlawful discriminatory housing policies and practices.
Collaboration— FHRC identifies viable businesses that match our mission to work with so that consumers may benefit from additional practitioners that support civil rights and the well-being of protected classes.
Partnership - FHRC partners with private, non-profit, and government agencies to effectuate HUD’s mission and priorities by increasing sustainability, capacity building and knowledge sharing, and using housing as a platform for improving other social conditions and outcomes.
Integrity — FHRC works on behalf of vulnerable and marginalized victims who rely on our expertise to become whole.
Fidelity — FHRC is committed to improving biopsychosocial factors that affect housing, including wealth, health, and educational achievement.
Service— FHRC assists the public through advocacy, education and outreach, referral, linkage, testing, housing counseling, and a variety of legal services that support victims of unlawful housing discrimination.
