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. Here are a […]
March is Women’s History Month, a reminder of the vital roles women have played in shaping history, culture, and society. This month highlights the struggles, successes, and achievements of women throughout history and inspires ongoing efforts toward gender equity. If you’ve been following us on social media, you may have seen that we have been […]
While the right to fair housing has been a federal protection in the U.S. for nearly 60 years, that hasn’t always been the case. The legal right to fair housing was not the outcome of any one single action or event, but rather, the result of a long, hard-fought struggle by civil rights activists — […]
On Thursday, December 11th, 2025, the Cuyahoga County Vacant and Abandoned Property Action Council (VAPAC) celebrated their 20-year anniversary with over 70 friends and advocates. The event was held at the Polish American Cultural Center in the Slavic Village neighborhood – the “epicenter” for Cleveland’s foreclosure crisis. Proclamations were presented by Mayor Justin Bibb; Anthony Scott, Director of Cuyahoga County’s Department of […]
By Dawson Fishman Welcome to January in Northeast Ohio, the coldest month of the year! As we enter the new year, it is important that everybody has access to the resources they need to endure the freezing weather. The most important of these resources? A home with reliable heating. For many people, especially the unhoused, […]
Each year, the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) issues a report based on its collection of housing discrimination data from across the United States in the prior year. NFHA is the only national organization dedicated solely to ending all forms of housing discrimination and serves as the trade association for fair housing organizations throughout the […]
November is Native American Heritage Month. While we recognize and honor the rich history, culture, and resilience of Native Americans, we must also address the disparities and challenges that Indigenous communities continue to face. From the inception of this country, colonists subjected Native communities to brutal violence, forced removal, and genocide, which caused a sharp […]
In the United States, over one in three women and one in four men have experienced domestic violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. While 2025 data is still being collected, the reported rate of domestic violence during the first half of the year was 3% higher, on average, than it was during the […]
Each year, International Assistance Dog Week is celebrated during the first week in August. This week recognizes the important ways that assistance dogs help people with disability-related needs. Assistance dogs (and other animals) assist hundreds of thousands of people in the United States annually. Fair housing law protects the right to live with an assistance […]
By Austin Cummings, Senior Research Associate The Cleveland metro area was named the 31st most polluted metro area in the country for ozone pollution and 73rd worst in the nation for short-term particle pollution in the American Lung Association’s 2024 State of Air report. The report grades areas by how much residents are exposed to […]
