For questions or learning accommodations, please contact Marlee Baker at mbaker@fhco.org. To request language translation, please submit the request two weeks prior to the session to Shyle Ruder sruder@fhco.org or call (800) 424 – 3247 x 113.
Learn about Oregon's early laws that excluded Black settlers from owning land.
4/10/25 10am-12pm
Fair Housing and Houselessness for Washington County Advocates and Case Managers
For questions or more information, contact Shyle Ruder sruder@fhco.org
Join us for this two-hour session which will help you better understand how to use the Fair Housing Act to help your clients get into housing, maintain their housing, and help prevent eviction.
In this session we will review: - Fair housing basics - Focus on disability rights specific to housing - Fair housing rights for families with children - Protections and rights for those using housing subsidies or vouchers
4/10/25 1pm-3pm
Fair Housing and Houselessness for Clackamas County Advocates and Case Managers
For questions or more information, contact Shyle Ruder sruder@fhco.org
In this session we will review: - Fair housing basics - Focus on disability rights specific to housing - Fair housing rights for families with children - Protections and rights for those using housing subsidies or vouchers
4/11/25 12pm-12pm
Fair Housing History Fridays: Sundown Towns and the Klan
For questions or learning accommodations, please contact Marlee Baker at mbaker@fhco.org. To request language translation, please submit the request two weeks prior to the session to Shyle Ruder sruder@fhco.org or call (800) 424 – 3247 x 113.
Learn about the rise of Sundown Towns and how the Klan shaped Oregon politics in the 1920s.
4/14/25 6pm-7pm
Tenant Protection Talks: Fair Housing and Discrimination
For more information, contact Shyle Ruder at sruder@fhco.org. Session is offered in English and ASL.
Tenant Protect Talks is a statewide bi-monthly series hosted by the Community Alliance of Tenants. In this session FHCO staff will present about fair housing basics and how to identify housing discrimination. Attorney Troy Pickard will also present.
4/18/25 12pm-12pm
Fair Housing History Fridays: Redlining and Segregation
For questions or learning accommodations, please contact Marlee Baker at mbaker@fhco.org. To request language translation, please submit the request two weeks prior to the session to Shyle Ruder sruder@fhco.org or call (800) 424 – 3247 x 113.
Learn how redlining and restrictive covenants shaped housing patterns across the state.
For more information, or if you need language interpretation or an accommodation due to disability, contact Jamie Gatewood jgatewood@fhco.org by April 8, 2025.
Topics include:
Fair housing basics
Rights for people with disabilities including assistance animals
For questions or learning accommodations, please contact Marlee Baker at mbaker@fhco.org. To request language translation, please submit the request two weeks prior to the session to Shyle Ruder sruder@fhco.org or call (800) 424 – 3247 x 113.
Explore how urban renewal, gentrification, and exclusionary zoning contribute to unequal access to housing today.
For questions or more information, contact Shyle Ruder sruder@fhco.org
Join us for this Fair Housing training where we will discuss common issues that arise for housing providers. Topics include fair housing basics, disability, reasonable accommodations, assistance animals, rights for families with children, Section 8 voucher holders, and more! For more information, please contact sruder@fhco.org. If you need language interpretation or an accommodation due to disability, please contact sruder@fhco.org by Thursday, May 1, 2025.
