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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Board & Staff
    • Our History
    • OPRHC Privacy Policy
    • Employment
    • Location Information
  • Programs
    • Apartment Referrals
    • Homeownership
    • Community Engagement
    • Current Assistance Programs
    • Property Owner Resources
    • West Cook Homeownership Center
    • Live in Oak Park Program
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  • Austin Laramie Redevelopment
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    • Roberta Raymond Legacy Fund

Tag: fair housing

Housing Discrimination is Alive Today

25 November, 2013

Many people believe that the United States has entered a post-racial society.  After all, immigration and multi-racial families have created a diverse country, and we have a black President.  Unfortunately,…

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Inspiration from Terence McKenna

26 June, 2013

There are times when we are lone warriors standing up against housing discrimination. This quote reminds me that affirmatively furthering fair housing is worth fighting for. Our world and other…

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Discussion: What Should Communities do to Further Fair Housing

12 November, 2012

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 banned housing discrimination and mandated that the government “affirmatively further” fair housing. But the law didn’t make it clear exactly what that meant. The Department…

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Familial Status: The Ignored Protected Class

4 October, 2012

  Legally, landlords may place restrictions on units which impact all occupants, but regulations cannot vary based on the number or age of children. The federal government amended the Fair…

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