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Forwarding Survey- Has discrimination impacted your housing access?


Thurston County, Housing Authority of Thurston County, and City of Olympia want to know how housing discrimination impacts people in their communities.

The organizations are partnering on this and other fair housing efforts to address the real challenges residents may face. To better understand such barriers, they’re asking for residents’ input in a questionnaire available on the Engage Olympia website at 
engage.olympiawa.gov/fair-housing-assessment. All Thurston County residents are invited to participate.

What is fair housing? Federal or state fair housing laws protect people from discrimination in housing based on: race, color, national origin, religion, sex (includes gender identity and sexual orientation), family status, disability, immigration or citizenship status, marital status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, and source of income such as SSI or use of Section 8 voucher. Fair housing efforts extend beyond protecting against discrimination to also undo harm caused by segregation and other disparities so all residents can thrive.

Individuals with lived experience or experience gained through local organization efforts to meet housing, education, transportation, economic, environmental health and disability access needs, are particularly invited to share input.

 City, County and Housing Authority staff will use the feedback alongside demographic, environmental health, school, transit, jobs data, and stakeholder information, to guide efforts. The input feedback will help prioritize areas for future funding and inform implementation of regional housing efforts. In Olympia, for example, the feedback will help inform implementation of its 
Housing Action Plan.“ Access to housing is something we’re actively working to expand in our community and providing fair access is critical. To do this effectively we need to know where we’re already doing great and where our community members may be experiencing barriers,” said Christa Lenssen, Olympia housing program specialist.

 Those who encounter unfair housing practices may visit the City of Olympia’s 
tenant protections web page, contact the Fair Housing Center of WashingtonNorthwest Justice Project (including source of income discrimination under statewide landlord-tenant law), Washington State Human Rights Commission, or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to learn more.

 Residents can stay informed of this and similar City efforts by signing up to receive housing and homelessness 
e-new updates from the City’s website

 

 


Contact
 Christa 
LenssenHousing Program Specialist
City Manager's Office
360.570.3762
clenssen@ci.olympia.wa.us

Thurston 县、住房管理局和奥林匹亚市想了解住房歧视如何影响他们所在社区的人们。

这些组织正在合作开展这项和其他公平住房工作,以应对居民可能面临的真正挑战。为了更好地了解这些障碍,他们要求居民在参与奥林匹亚网站engage.olympiawa.gov/fair-housing-assessment上的问卷中提供意见。邀请所有 Thurston 县居民参加。

什么是公平住房?联邦或州公平住房法保护人们免受基于以下因素的住房歧视:种族、肤色、国籍、宗教、性别(包括性别认同和性取向)、家庭状况、残疾、移民或公民身份、婚姻状况、光荣退伍的退伍军人或军事身份,以及收入来源,例如 SSI 或使用第 8 节代金券。公平住房的努力不仅限于防止歧视,还包括消除种族隔离和其他差异造成的伤害,以便所有居民都能茁壮成长。

特别邀请具有生活经验或通过当地组织努力满足住房、教育、交通、经济、环境健康和残疾访问需求而获得经验的个人分享意见。

市、县和住房管理局的工作人员将使用反馈以及人口统计、环境健康、学校、交通、就业数据和利益相关者信息来指导工作。输入反馈将有助于优先考虑未来资助的领域,并为区域住房工作的实施提供信息。例如,在奥林匹亚,反馈将有助于告知其住房行动计划的实施。奥林匹亚住房计划专員克里斯塔·伦森说: “获得住房是我们正在积极努力在我们的社区中扩大的事情,提供公平的访问至关重要,为了有效地做到这一点,我们需要知道我们在哪些方面已经做得很好,以及我们的社区成员可能在哪些方面遇到障碍”。

遇到不公平住房做法的人可以访问奥林匹亚市的租户保护网页,联系华盛顿公平住房中心西北正义项目(包括全州房东-租户法下的收入歧视来源)、华盛顿州人权委员会美国住房和城市发展部以了解更多信息。

居民可以通过注册接收来自市网站的住房和无家可归者电子新聞更新,随时了解类似的努力。

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