Parting Words from Diane Hess, Who is Retiring This Month from FHCO
Diane prepping for a Fair Housing Training at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds How did you first become involved in fair housing? Before I joined the staff at FHCO, I had […]
Welcome to our newest FHCO staff!
Rashonda Jones, Intake Specialist Growing up in a world where not everyone sees you as equal, Rashonda Jones is no stranger to the civil rights movement. Hearing stories from her […]
Urban Renewal History and the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project
If you’ve been on our bus tour, you know that urban renewal in Portland contributed to the destruction of predominately Black neighborhoods. The Albina neighborhood in particular saw a series […]
Racial Discrimination During Pandemics
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world to the US, bias incidents against members of the Asian American community began to increase significantly. As of May 13th, the Asian […]
The continuing legacy of redlining and systemic racism
The history of racial discrimination and segregation in housing plays a significant role in the criminal justice and health disparities we see today. People of color have long faced both […]
Top 3 Things You Should Know About Fair Housing
1. The Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968 as a way to quell the riots that broke out in 125 cities after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. The […]