Fair Housing Conference 2024

FHCCI’s 12th Annual Fair Housing Conference (Virtual)

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

9:00 AM – 4:45 PM (ET)

VIRTUAL EVENT! REGISTER HERE!

DATE/TIME: The FHCCI’s 12th Annual Fair Housing Conference will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM (ET). This year’s conference theme is Fair Housing: Protecting Us ALL. The conference will begin promptly at 9:00 AM and is a VIRTUAL event. Paid and/or confirmed registrants will receive a link to the conference platform in the week prior to the conference. 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Cashauna Hill is the Executive Director of The Redress Movement. The Redress Movement initially emerged in response to Richard Rothstein’s book, The Color of Law, which documents the intentional laws, covenants, and processes that created housing segregation along with other seminal works published in recent years. Awareness of these truths, coupled with the unprecedented participation of 20 million Americans of all races and ethnicities in the spring and summer of 2020, in Black Lives Matter demonstrations, convinces us that a new movement to redress racial segregation is possible, if only we take the steps needed to help organize it.

Cashauna formerly served as Executive Director of one of the most active fair housing advocacy groups in the country, the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center (formerly known as the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center). At LaFHAC, she led a team working holistically to end discriminatory housing policies and practices through litigation, policy advocacy, community-based educational offerings, and other direct services to community members. As an advocate, leader, and litigator with personal connections to the impacts of residential segregation and exclusionary housing policy, her work as Executive Director included leading the community engagement process for the City of New Orleans’ 2016 Assessment of Fair Housing plan – the first in the nation submitted under a 2015 rule requiring state and local governments to identify and address barriers to fair housing choice.

Additionally, her background includes successful resolution of fair housing and lending claims through administrative and court processes. Cashauna has written extensively about housing segregation and civil rights and has testified before the United States Congress as a fair housing expert. Most importantly, for the Redress Movement, Cashauna brings her commitment to racial justice and a deep understanding of racial segregation and fair housing innovation. She is a graduate of Spelman College and Tulane University’s Law School.

AGENDA: This year’s conference will also feature FIFTEEN workshop options for attendees to choose from based on rental, sales, and lending fair housing topics. Workshops will cover the following topic areas:

  • Fair Housing 101
  • Fair Lending Update
  • Disability Case Law Update
  • Toolkit for Landlords Considering Renting to Tenants with a Criminal History
  • Fair Housing Act Protections for Families with Children
  • AI for Fair Housing
  • Sales Hot Topics
  • Private Equity’s Impact on our Housing Markets
  • Community Land Trusts
  • and several hot topics exploring fair housing issues!

Download the agenda here. Please note that the workshops and schedule are subject to change.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS: The FHCCI has been approved for 6.3 continuing education for Indiana attorneys. Info below:

  • Legal Credits: 6.3 Legal Credits APPROVED for Indiana attorneys – if you are from out of state, check with your Commission for reciprocity options. Credit approval information here.

PLEASE follow the directions within the conference platform to ensure you receive your credits.

CONFERENCE COST: The registration cost for this all-day event is only $40/person if registered on or by February 29, 2024. After this date, the cost will be $55/person. We are unable to provide refunds after March 31, 2024. Paid and/or confirmed registrants will receive a link to the conference platform the Friday (4/5) prior to the conference. 

REGISTRATION: To register for the conference, click here. Registration is required. Space is limited. Your registration is not considered complete until payment is received. All registered and paid attendees will receive an email in the week before the conference which will include information on how to access the conference platform. Please check your spam/junk folders in case the email goes there.

  • Those who want to send checks instead of an online payment, should register online, choose the check option, and mail payment to the FHCCI. Please note our mailing address of 445 N. Pennsylvania Street, Suite 811, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Checks must be received on or by 3/31/24 unless otherwise approved.
  • If you have any problems in completing your registration or need an alternative option, please contact Erika at the FHCCI.
  • Please be sure to note any reasonable accommodation in the applicable area of your registration or contact the FHCCI.

SCHOLARSHIPS: The FHCCI has a limited number of scholarships to waive the conference registration cost. These scholarships are available to interested students and persons of low incomes. Contact Amy at the FHCCI for more info.

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: Please contact Erika at the FHCCI if any accommodations are needed or note on your registration. Alternate formats of materials will be available upon request for those with disabilities.

SPONSORS: We are once again appreciative of the many sponsors for this year’s conference. Without their generous support, we could not put on an event of this quality at affordable registration fees. Our current sponsors include (please note several are pending so check back for updates):

Visionary (Gold) Sponsors
Anthem
First Merchants Bank
Old National Bank

Change Maker (Silver) Sponsors
Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority (IHCDA)
Intend Indiana
The Indianapolis Foundation
Zillow

Advocate (Bronze) Sponsors
City of Indianapolis – Department of Metropolitan Development
INHP
MIBOR REALTOR Association

Nonprofit Partner Sponsors
Central Indiana Realtist Association (CIRA)

This event is also made possible by the support of the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development.

QUESTIONS: If you have any questions about the conference, contact the FHCCI. We hope to see you on April 9th at this informative fair housing event!

PAST CONFERENCES: Want to learn about previous FHCCI conferences? Visit our past event pages: 2023 Conference, 2022 Conference, 2021 Conference, 2020 Conference, 2019 Conference, 2018 Conference, 2017 Conference, 2016 Conference, 2015 Conference, 2014 Conference

 

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Date(s) - Apr 9 2024
9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

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