National Fair
Housing Forums
Conversations on Emerging Issues
Engage with the Nation's top fair housing professionals on issues that matter to you.
National Fair Housing Forums are live monthly online conversations between an esteemed panel of fair housing experts around emerging fair housing issues in communities like yours. Forums allow you to engage in multi-directional interactions with HUD and its partners as together we work to reveal and benchmark best practices. Each forum contains a curated list of resources that reinforce key takeaways.
National Fair Housing Forums are designed for HUD-funded fair housing partners (i.e., FHIP and FHAP practitioners), and their fair housing partners (e.g., housing counselors, legal service providers and civil rights advocates).
Violence Against Women Act, Part 1: Understanding Survivors' Experiences
October 19, 2022 | 2:00 - 4:00 PM ET
This multi-forum series will enrich attendees' understandings related to the dynamics of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; provide an overview of VAWA 2022's housing provisions that grants HUD new enforcement authority; and highlight common housing scenarios that survivors experience.
Emerging Issues
Dive deep into the Nation's most pressing fair housing issues
Top Experts
Build your knowledge by engaging with top fair housing professionals
New Strategies
Learn from real examples and develop strategies fit for your organization
Effective Change
Make a lasting positive impact as we work to end housing discrimination
Fair Housing For All: Academy Video Podcast Series
Build your knowledge and skills by listening to the Academy Video Podcast Series. Each video podcast features exclusive insights from some of the Nation’s top fair housing professionals on emerging fair housing topics. The easy-to-consume format allows you to learn on the go, on your schedule, when you need it.
Explore the Forum Collection
View past forum materials including recordings, slides, transcripts, and more. Forum materials are posted 1-2 weeks after the forum. For more information about forum materials, please contact NFHTA@cloudburstgroup.com.
Strategies for Addressing Discrimination: Housing Providers' Use of Criminal Records
This forum focused on how housing providers use criminal background screening policies and practices that can violate the Fair Housing Act.
July 2022
Meaningful Collaboration to Advance Housing Equity: A June Homeownership Event
This forum discussed how local community organizations and individuals can connect the dots to ensure the American Dream for our neighbors.
June 2022Bridging the Racial Homeownership Gap: Special Purpose Credit Programs
This forum focused on Special Purpose Credit Programs and how they can be used to advance homeownership for underserved populations.
April 2022Assistance Animals Are Not Pets: Reasonable Accommodations Related to Support Animals
This forum focused on reasonable accomodation requests from people with disabilities to keep assistance animals in housing that does not allow pets.
March 2022Disclaimer: The National Fair Housing Forum webinar series provides training by and to HUD partners, including entities and persons participating in HUD's Fair Housing Assistance Program and its Fair Housing Initiatives Program. The series offers multidirectional idea sharing in real-time. The views offered by speakers and participants do not necessarily reflect HUD's views. Similarly, unless otherwise noted, documents provided as part of the webinar were created and maintained by other public and private organizations and may not reflect HUD's official position. HUD-produced guidance documents, except when based on statutory or regulatory authority or law, do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. Such guidance documents are intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or HUD policies. The information is not intended to provide legal advice to any individual or entity. Please refer to relevant laws and regulations and/or your own legal advisor before taking any action based on information appearing on this site or any site to which it may be linked. Some materials have been translated into languages other than English; slight variations may have resulted from the translation.
