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Fair Housing Center of Greater Madison
Fair Housing Center of Greater Madison
Promotes equal housing opportunity by conducting intake and investigation of housing discrimination complaints, educating housing providers and consumers, and investigating institutional forms of discrimination.
Fair Housing Center of Greater Madison Website
Phone: (608) 257-0853
Member Highlights
45 Years of Housing Justice: Housing Justice for People of Color and People with DisabilitiesThere’s a key reason why white people “are desperately uncomfortable talking about race and racism, or looking at the root causes of violence and injustice,” said Bill Tisdale with the Fair Housing Center of Greater Madison. It’s because “we don’t even live near one another.” Segregation “isn’t inevitable—it was created, and continues to be created, […]Read more…
45 Years of Housing Justice: Keeping Housing Affordable for Low-Income PeopleImagine you’re a low-income person applying for Section 8 housing vouchers in Dane County—which will allow you to pay 30% of your income for housing, and the government pays for the rest. How do you get a voucher? 1. First, you wait four or five years until the waitlist opens up. When the day comes, […]Read more…