Consumer Services Guide (CSG)

Housing Information Edition

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Records Found: 17

Discrimination



• Asian Law Caucus (ALC)
  Non-profit legal organization which offers assistance to low-income consumers. Promote, advances and represents the legal and civil rights of Asian and Pacific Islander communities. ALC provides help throughout the Bay Area. Free or low-cost, depending on income. Housing Advocacy Project: Beyond Eviction Defense The Housing Advocacy Project addresses the lack of affordable housing in the Bay Area. The project provides legal assistance to individual non-English…
  
  
• Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center
  The Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center (APADRC) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides mediation and conflict resolution services to the diverse communities in the Los Angeles area, with a focus on the Asian Pacific Islander Population. They strive to improve human relations and race relations by addressing complex, cross cultural community conflicts and their root causes with community partners through education, training, and…
  
  
• California Center for Law and the Deaf
  Provides legal advice and assistance for deaf and hearing-impaired clients in areas of discrimination, accessibility and accommodations. Areas include the workplace, public facilities, special education, media, emergency information and telecommunications access. Handles individual and class action suits. The California Center for Law and the Deaf (CalCLAD), established in December, 1978, is committed to the protection and advancement of the legal rights of deaf and hard-of-hearing…
  
  
• California State Department of Fair Employment and Housing
  The Mission of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing is to protect the people of California from unlawful discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations, and from the perpetration of acts of hate violence. DFEH receives and investigates discrimination complaints in its twelve district offices throughout the State. Ten offices handle employment, public accommodations and hate violence cases and two offices handle housing cases.…
  
  
• Center for Social Advocacy
  The Center for Social Advocacy is a 501(c)(3) incorporated nonprofit organization founded in 1969 and they are one of San Diego’s oldest civil and human rights organizations. They have stood as advocates for fair housing and mediated tenant/landlord issues, and still do so today. Other issues the Center for Social Advocacy addresses include: hate crime prevention, civil rights of first generation immigrants, human trafficking, youth…
  
  
• Civil Rights Division, (DOJ)
  The Division is the program institution within the federal government responsible for enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, handicap, religion, and national origin. Contact the Housing Discrimination Tip Line to report an incident of housing discrimination, see details below
  
  
• Davis Human Relations Commission
  The Human Relations Commission works to promote cohesiveness and understanding among the members of the community by advising the City Council on the development of programs related to mediating disputes, investigating complaints, and preparing reports on discrimination of all kinds in the city.
  
  
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level. Recorded message will transfer your call to a local HUD office.…
  
  
• Fair Housing Law Project
  FHLP provides free legal services to people who have experienced discrimination in acquiring or keeping housing in Santa Clara County. FHLP's three attorneys represent victims of housing discrimination at every stage of the process - including early advocacy, investigation, administrative complaints, mediation, and, when necessary, federal and state court litigation.
  
  
• Hayward Human Services Commission
  The Human Services Commission advises the City Council about the social problems and needs of the community, coordinates community social resources, and seeks voluntary solutions to discourage and prevent any and all forms of recognized discrimination. The Human Services Commission reviews applications for the City’s social service funds and makes recommendations to the Hayward City Council.
  
  
• Housing Rights, Inc.
  The Housing Rights Inc.'s goal is to eliminate discrimination in housing, prevent evictions/foreclosures and encourage diversity in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. They assist tenants and landlord, homeowners and housing providers to understand their rights and responsibilities and resolve problems, so that everyone will have a real opportunity to live in decent, affordable housing wherever it may be located. Service Area: Alameda County and all…
  
  
• Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO), HUD
  HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity administers federal laws and establishes national policies that ensure all Americans have equal access to the housing of their choice. Particular activities carried out by the Office include implementing and enforcing the Fair Housing Act and other civil rights laws.
  
  
• Pacific Community Services
  Pacific Community Services, Inc., is a private non-profit housing agency serving the Contra Costa and Solano County communities. Since 1974, PCSI has been assisting clients with fair housing counseling, default and delinquency counseling, and tenant / landlord disputes. PCSI’s fair housing services include a counseling program, enforcement of fair housing laws, education and outreach, fair housing training, and referral services.
  
  
• Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
  The mission of PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights) is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents. Founded in 1977, PACER Center was created by parents of children and youth with disabilities to help other parents and families facing similar challenges. Today, PACER…
  
  
• Petaluma People Services Center (PPSC)
  At Petaluma People Services Center (PPSC) their goal is to reduce poverty, physical and mental abuse, chemical dependence, violence, ignorance, isolation and mental illness, among children, adults, families and seniors. PPSC is much more than a collection of 34 human services programs based on best practice research with measurable outcomes. They are a community of caregivers existing within the larger community whose sole purpose is…
  
  
• Project Sentinel
  Project Sentinel is a non-profit agency providing services to help people resolve housing problems. The agency assists home seekers as well as housing providers through counseling, complaint investigation, mediation, conciliation and education. The services are funded by cities and counties in the greater Bay Area and Central Valley. All services are free and confidential.
  
  
• Public Advocates
  Public Advocates Inc. is a nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization that challenges the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination by strengthening community voices in public policy and achieving tangible legal victories advancing education, housing and transit equity.