Each April, National Fair Housing Month is celebrated to reaffirm our commitment to ending housing discrimination and commemorate the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act in 1968, which prohibits discrimination in the sale or rental of housing on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability. The Fair Housing Center invites you to join us for Fair Housing Month of Action — a month dedicated to educating ourselves, and taking time to reflect, so that we can take action to advance fair housing.
Take part in Fair Housing Month of Action to expand your fair housing knowledge and become a better advocate for housing justice. Throughout the month of April, check out this page for weekly challenges, resources, and engaging activities. Be sure to also follow us on social media and subscribe to our email list, so you don’t miss out on any of the action!
Week One: The History of Redlining
📖 READ: A ‘Forgotten History’ Of How The U.S. Government Segregated America (NPR)
👀WATCH: How redlining prevented Black and Brown families from becoming home owners (Harvard Kennedy School)
🎧LISTEN: The Legacy of Redlining (In The Thick with Maria & Julio)
🎬TAKE ACTION:
- Attend a fair housing training tomorrow: 4/7/26 | 10AM | Garfield Heights Senior Center (5407 Turney Rd, Cleveland, OH 44125)
- Visit us at the Lorain County Adult Probation Department’s 3rd Annual Career & Resource Fair: 4/10/26 | 10AM-2PM | East Park Recreation Center (1101 Prospect St, Elyria, OH 44035)
- RSVP to join us for a benefit ride this Saturday: 4/11/26 | 11:30AM | Everybody Cycle (11606 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102)
Week Two: Disability Rights in Housing
📖 READ: Obtaining and Maintaining Housing: Fair Housing for People with Physical and Mental Health Disabilities (Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research)
👀WATCH: Do Disabled People Really Have the Same Rights? (PBS Origins)
🎧LISTEN: Reasonable Accommodations: When Should You Ask for Verification? (The Fair Housing Institute, Inc.)
🎬TAKE ACTION:
- Check out a book from our 2026 Fair Housing Reading List, then share what you’re reading!
- Sign up for our email list to stay in the loop about the latest fair housing news!
- Support fair housing: Whether you make a one-time donation, commit to give monthly, or become a round-up donor, your support allows us to continue protecting and expanding fair housing rights, eliminating housing discrimination, and promoting integrated communities!
Week Three: Sundown Towns
📖 READ: Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism by James W. Loewen (To read this title, check your local library, favorite bookstore, or access a 30-day free trial at the link above!)
👀 WATCH: Sundown Towns (AshleyTheeBarroness on YouTube)
🎧 LISTEN: Terror After Sundown: The Murder of Carol Jenkins-Davis (A Simpler Time True Crime Podcast)
🎬 TAKE ACTION:
- Get fair housing resources in Strongsville: 4/21/26 | 9:00AM – 11:30AM | Strongsville Food Bank
- Attend a fair housing training in Bedford: 4/22/26 | Training from 10:30AM – 11:30AM, with a resource table following the presentation | Bedford Senior Center
- Attend a fair housing training in Maple Heights: 4/23/26 | 10:30AM | Maple Heights Senior Center
- Attend a fair housing training in Cleveland Heights: 4/23/26 | 6PM – 8PM | Coventry Village Branch, Heights Libraries | Register here!