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At a time when equity, justice, and inclusion are being challenged, fair housing protections are more important—and more vulnerable—than ever. With key resources cut, the work to ensure every person has access to safe, fair, and inclusive housing is at risk.
Your voice, your engagement, and your support matter now more than ever.
Stand with us as we continue the fight for fair and thriving communities.
LOCAL LEVEL
Promote Fair Housing in Your Community
Housing discrimination still happens, and too often, it goes unseen. You can help uncover it.
Testers are one of the most powerful tools used to identify illegal housing discrimination and hold housing providers accountable. As a Tester, you’ll help expose practices that may otherwise be difficult to recognize and help ensure everyone has equal access to housing.
Ready to make a difference?
STATE LEVEL
Ohio Housing Trust Fund
The Ohio Housing Trust Fund is the state’s leading source of funding for local housing and homelessness services, providing vital support to help vulnerable Ohioans maintain stable housing.
FY 2024 Impact:
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849 households received homelessness prevention assistance
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2,600 households received rapid rehousing support
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27,094 individuals received emergency shelter
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2,696 households received permanent supportive housing
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1,559 households received transitional housing
Statehouse leaders must act now to protect the Ohio Housing Trust Fund (OHTF) and ensure it remains a strong, reliable resource for our communities.
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Ohio Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
The Ohio Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (OLIHTC) program is designed to increase the supply of affordable housing across the state.
To meet the growing demand and ensure housing is accessible to all, we must strengthen and protect this vital program. Urge state leaders to prioritize and invest in the OLIHTC to support Ohio’s renters and communities.
FEDERAL LEVEL
Protect the Fair Housing Initiatives Program
The Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) is a program created under President Reagan (1987) to support people facing housing discrimination, educate about the nation’s fair housing laws, and cure the harmful effects of housing discrimination. FHIP funding is the only federal resource for local, nonprofit, private enforcement, and fair housing services.
In February 2025, President Trump terminated 78 grants to local fair housing organizations, a devastating hit, especially
considering that private nonprofit organizations processed 75% of fair housing complaints in 2024. HUD is now attempting to override Congressional Appropriators and end the current FHIP Program.
What does this mean?
- By making FY23 and FY24 grantees ineligible for FY26 funding, HUD is cutting off funding to experienced, local fair housing nonprofits and the communities they serve.
- For FY 25, HUD is not awarding any FHIP money for fair housing enforcement to intervene when illegal housing discrimination occurs and educate housing providers and the general public on protections granted under the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. Instead, these funds are being repurposed primarily to two well-funded and favored law schools without the capacity to assist people in local communities in need.
- The Administration tried to eliminate funding for FHIP two years in a row. Congress stepped in to protect the program, but now HUD is trying to change the program in ways that could prevent those organizations from receiving the support Congress intended.
FHIP funding is a critical component of civil rights enforcement.
Fair housing is the law.
Fair housing has strong bipartisan support.
We’re calling on Congress to change course and restore the grant-making process that has worked for decades to allow everyday Americans to have their housing issues addressed at the local level, and to take action through the appropriations process to ensure HUD meets the Congressional intent that the program serve local communities. No one should be denied a home because of who they are, where they come from, or who they love.
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