Advancing Racial Equity and Fair Housing Learning Brief

Description

Learning briefs distill key themes and recommendations discussed in multiple FHEO Table Talks Series episodes on important topics like racial equity and expanding housing choices.

This learning brief synthesizes discussions of several dimensions of racial bias in housing, including barriers to homeownership, biased appraisals, and its impact on communities of color. It also explores programs designed to mitigate these inequities, such as reentry supports for formerly incarcerated individuals and campaigns to promote and support homeownership. The brief further outlines method of facilitating community engagement to inform efforts that advance racial equity.

This Learning Brief accompanies the FHEO Table Talks Series and draws from the following episodes:

• Examining Socioeconomic Structures to Improve Racial Economic Equality
• Public Policies and Racial Equality: The Impacts of Policy on the Lives of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
• Racial Disparities in Homeownership and Achieving Racial Equity and Fair Housing in Underserved Communities
• Exploring the Inequities in Accessing Healthcare and the Impact it Has on Housing Stability
• Advancing Fair Housing and Racial Equity: Why it Matters

Resource Links

• FHEO Table Talks Learning Brief - Advancing Racial Equity and Fair Housing (PDF)

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