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PURPOSE: THE FHJC PROPOSES TO CONDUCT THE ELIMINATING RACE AND NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION PROJECT, AS DETAILED BELOW. A. PURPOSE THE MISSION OF THE FHJC IS TO ELIMINATE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION; CREATE OPEN, ACCESSIBLE, AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES; AND STRENGTHEN ENFORCEMENT OF FAIR HOUSING LAWS.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED THIS PROJECT WILL REACH COMMUNITIES AT RISK OF FACING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION THROUGH FIVE MEASURES THAT TOGETHER COMPRISE A WELL-THOUGHT OUT, STRATEGIC PLAN. FIRST, THE FHJC WILL RESEARCH, CREATE, AND PUBLISH A SERIES OF SIX NEWSLETTERS, EACH WHICH WILL TELL THE STORY OF A DIFFERENT PERSON'S "MY FAIR HOUSING STORY." SUBJECTS OF THESE NEWSLETTERS WILL INCLUDE FHJC COMPLAINANTS, PARTNERS, AND TESTERS. NEWSLETTERS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE, THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND WILL BE SENT TO THE FHJC'S NEWSLETTER LIST OF NEARLY 3,000 PEOPLE. SECOND, THE STORIES BROUGHT TO LIFE AS PART OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE POSTED ON THREE DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, ASSISTED BY A $3,000 BUDGET TO BEST TARGET ADS TO PEOPLE UNFAMILIAR WITH FAIR HOUSING LAWS. THIRD, THIS PROJECT WILL PROMOTE THE FHJC'S WIDE VARIETY OF PLAIN-LANGUAGE FACT SHEETS, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN HARD COPY AT IN-PERSON EVENTS. FOURTH, THE FHJC WILL REACH OUT TO 75 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE POTENTIAL COMPLAINANTS IN THE FHJC'S 12-COUNTY SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS SERVING PEOPLE OF COLOR, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, IMMIGRANTS, AND THOSE EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSECURITY. ADVOCATES AT THESE ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEIR CLIENTS, WILL BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROJECT, WAYS TO COMMUNICATE INFORMATION ABOUT FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS TO THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE, AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE VIA THE FHJC AND ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, INCLUDING HUD.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: C. EXPECTED OUTCOMES TO ENSURE ITS WORK BENEFITS UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, THE FHJC WILL TARGET ITS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO BENEFIT PEOPLE OF COLOR TO WHO LIVE IN HISTORICALLY SEGREGATED AREAS. THE FHJC WILL ENGAGE IN MULTI-PRONGED EFFORTS TO BENEFIT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, INCLUDING ITS DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF ITS SERVICE AREA, AVAILABLE GOVERNMENT DATA, ITS VAST HISTORY OF SUCCESSFUL OUTREACH EFFORTS, AND MEDIA CONNECTIONS. THE SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS PROJECT WILL BE SHARED VIA THE FHJC'S LARGE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, FREQUENTLY VISITED WEBSITE, EXTENSIVE SOCIAL MEDIA CONNECTIONS (INCLUDING PAID ADVERTISING), AND REGULAR NEWSLETTERS. ALL INFORMATION AND SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND CHINESE, AND OTHER LANGUAGES, AS NECESSARY. THIS PROJECT WILL GEOGRAPHICALLY TARGET TOWNS, CITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE FACED ONGOING RACIAL SEGREGATION AND DISCRIMINATION. TOGETHER, THESE ACTIVITIES WILL REACH MANY THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE FHJC'S SERVICE AREA. PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROJECT AND/OR ARE OTHERWISE REACHED BY THESE OUTREACH EFFORTS WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO PROTECT THEIR FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS. THEY WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A NEWLY FOUND ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY SELF-ADVOCATE, ACCESS RESOURCES MADE AVAILABLE BY THE FHJC AND KNOW HOW TO ENFORCE THEIR RIGHTS THROUGH GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. D. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO BENEFIT PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS PEOPLE OF COLOR, WITH AN EMPHASIS PLACED ON BLACK, LATINO, ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS (AAPI) AND MENA (MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN) COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AS WELL AS IMMIGRANTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP). INTERSECTIONAL DISCRIMINATION WILL BE ADDRESSED. SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO REACHING COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE FACED HISTORIC AND ONGOING PATTERS OF RACIAL SEGREGATION AND HOUSING DISCRIMINATION. THE NEW YORK CITY REGION HAS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE POPULATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND YET, HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AND RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION ARE DEEPLY PERVASIVE. BY APPLYING A DISSIMILARITY INDEX TO 2020 CENSUS DATA, RESEARCHERS HAVE SHOWN THAT NEW YORK CITY IS ONE OF THE MOST SEGREGATED METROPOLITAN REGIONS IN THE COUNTRY. IT REMAINS ONE OF SIX METROPOLITAN REGIONS WITH A SEGREGATION INDEX ABOVE 80. OF THE 50 METROPOLITAN AREAS IN THE NATION WITH THE LARGEST BLACK, LATINO, AND ASIAN POPULATIONS, THE NEW YORK REGION RANKS AS ONE OF THE MOST SEGREGATED AREAS FOR ALL THREE GROUPS.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO LIVE IN SEGREGATED COMMUNITIES AND ALLOW THEM TO LIVE WITHOUT PENALTY IN NEIGHBORHOODS OF THEIR CHOICE. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO HELP EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT FAIR HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR PEOPLE FACING HARASSMENT FROM HOUSING PROVIDERS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN THE FACE OF RISING ANTISEMITISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA, WHICH THIS PROJECT WILL HELP TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS. THIS INITIATIVE WILL GIVE PEOPLE WHO SUSPECT THEIR FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED THE TOOLS TO SELF-ADVOCATE AND/OR BENEFIT FROM THE FHJC'S ASSISTANCE. WHEN SELF-ADVOCACY IS NOT SUFFICIENT, PEOPLE WILL BE GIVEN ACCESS TO RESOURCES THAT INCLUDE CONNECTIONS WITH THE FHJC'S INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS, ASSISTANCE WITH REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS, NETWORK OF COOPERATING ATTORNEYS, AND REFERRALS TO HUD AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES. THE FHJC IS EXPERIENCED AT REFERRING COMPLAINANTS TO ATTORNEYS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES, INCLUDING HUD. THE ORGANIZATION HAS MAINTAINED THOROUGH, EXTENSIVE, AND ESTABLISHED PROTOCOLS TO GUIDE THE REFERRAL PROCESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE
$125.0k 9/3/24