HUD – Equal Rights Center

Posted November 21, 2013

A Day of Remembrance

By Snehee Khandeshi, ERC Fair Housing Program Coordinator Earlier this week, Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) events took place across the globe to memorialize the victims of hate crimes [...]

By Equal Rights Center

In Civil Rights, Fair Employment, Fair Housing, Public Accommodations

Posted September 25, 2013

ERC Receives Generous Support from Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

The Equal Rights Center (ERC) has been awarded two grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Fair Housing Initiative Program (FHIP). “The ERC is honored to be a [...]

By Equal Rights Center

In Civil Rights, Fair Housing

Posted June 28, 2013

Familial Status Discrimination

By Alexia Smokler, Presidential Management Fellow with HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Buying a home and starting (or growing) a family should be among the most joyful moments [...]

By Equal Rights Center

In Fair Housing

Posted June 12, 2013

HUD Study

On Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its latest summary study, Housing Discrimination against Racial and Ethnic Minorities 2012. The project [...]