Project Grant FEOI230003

PURPOSE: THIS PROJECT ENSURES THAT ARKANSAS'S ONLY PRIVATE FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SERVICES TO ALL PROTECTED CLASSES. SERVICES WILL INCLUDE DEDICATED AND TARGETED OUTREACH TO MINORITY COMMUNITIES INCLUDING AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA, MARSHALLESE/PACIFIC ISLANDER IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, LATINX POPULATIONS ACROSS THE STATE, AND COMMUNITIES RECOVERING FROM THE 2023 TORNADO DISASTER. THE PROPOSAL ALSO CONTINUES LEGAL AID 'S FUNDING TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO ARKANSAS'S PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES, LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROVIDERS, AND TENANT GROUPS TO HELP STOP FAIR HOUSING VIOLATIONS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: LEGAL AID WILL PROVIDE DIRECTED OUTREACH/ADVERTISING OF FHIP SERVICES TO THE LATINX, PACIFIC ISLANDER, AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND ASIAN POPULATIONS ACROSS ARKANSAS. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE USE OF NATIVE LANGUAGE BILLBOARDS, PRINT ADVERTISEMENTS, AND OPEDS. WE WILL ALSO UTILIZE SOCIAL MEDIA TO CONDUCT OUTREACH TO MINORITY COMMUNITIES RAISING FAIR HOUSING AWARENESS IN LATINX, MARSHALLESE, AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND ASIAN COMMUNITIES IN ARKANSAS. WE WILL PROVIDE TRAINING TO STAFF AT PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES, LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROVIDERS, AND TENANT ORGANIZATIONS. LEGAL AID WILL ALSO WOK WITH THE RED CROSS TO PROVIDE OUTREACH TO SURVIVORS OF ARKANSAS'S 2023 TORNADO DISASTER.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: LEGAL AID EXPECTS AT LEAST 10 NATIVE LANGUAGE BILLBOARDS, OPEDS, OR PRINT MEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS WILL BE CREATED AND DEPLOYED, AND THAT SOCIAL MEDIA INTERACTIONS FROM TARGETED POPULATIONS WILL INCREASE. LEGAL AID WILL UPDATE AND DISTRIBUTE 5 INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES (IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND MARSHALLESE). WE FURTHER EXPECT TO TRAIN THE STAFF OF AT LEAST 30 PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES OR OTHER LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROVIDERS AND TO CONDUCT 10 TRAININGS WITH TENANT ORGANIZATIONS. LEGAL AID WILL ALSO CONDUCT 10 PRESENTATIONS IN COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE 2023 MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: LEGAL AID WILL PROVIDE TARGETED OUTREACH/ADVERTISING TO ALL PROTECTED CLASSES AS WELL AS PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES, OTHER LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROVIDERS, TENANTS AND TENANT ORGANIZATIONS, AND DISASTER SURVIVORS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE