HUD Conference:
Fair Housing: What Counselors Need to Know
HUD's Offices of Housing Counseling (OHC) and Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity present "Fair Housing 2021: What Counselors Need to Know" on November 16-17, 2021: All agencies are invited to attend.
Summary - In the interactive fair housing training sessions, participants will connect with HUD and learn about how housing counselors can support fair housing.
Registration - Participants who register for the conference will be automatically registered for all conference sessions. Conference registrants will be invited to engage with Whova before, during, and after the conference.
Who Should Attend - This joint virtual conference is open to all HUD-approved housing counseling agencies and their counselors.
Agenda
The two-day conference kicks off with opening remarks from David Berenbaum, Deputy Assistance Secretary with the HUD Office of Housing Counseling (OHC) and DeAndra Cullen, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO). Both will be discussing the fair housing priorities for their offices.
Speakers will be:
David Berenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary, HUD Office of Housing Counseling
DeAndra Cullen, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, Legislative Initiatives, and Outreach, HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
Shawna LaRue Moraille, Director, Community Development, ICF.
Olivia Healey, Analyst, Community Development, ICF.
Workshops & Timeline
1. Fair Housing in Practice: Responsibilities, Guidance, and Tools. Tuesday, November 16, 2021: 12:30 – 2:00 PM EST.
2. Credit and Lending Discrimination Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act. Tuesday, November 16, 2021: 2:30 – 3:30 PM EST.
3. Reaching Limited English Proficient (LEP) Populations. Tuesday, November 16, 2021: 4:00 – 5:00 PM EST.
4. Rights for Persons with Disabilities. Wednesday, November 17, 2021: 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST.
5. LGBTQ+ Protections Under the Fair Housing Act and in HUD Programs. Wednesday, November 17, 2021: 1:30 – 2:30 PM EST.
6. Fair Housing in Disaster Recovery. Wednesday, November 17, 2021: 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST.
7. Closing and Final Q&A. Wednesday, November 17, 2021: 4:00 – 4:45 PM EST.
