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The Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance is an association of private fair housing organizations, governmental bodies, and other concerned groups in the Chicago metropolitan area. The purposes of CAFHA are to:

  • Develop and support programs that further fair housing rights and opportunities
  • Develop strategies to promote long-term racial diversity
  • Take steps to combat discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, military discharge status, source of income or housing status.

To achieve these purposes, the Alliance supports the programs of members and facilitates the coordination of programs pursuant to the common goals of the membership.

  • Networking: CAFHA publishes a quarterly newsletter and emphasizes information sharing at all meetings. CAFHA also works to strengthen relationships between local, state and federal enforcement agencies.
  • Education: The Research Committee sponsors bimonthly seminars on topics of interest to members, academics, and the public. CAFHA also produces and distributes materials including brochures and videos.
  • Research: CAFHA has established itself as a leading organization in the area of fair housing research, linking discriminatory lending patterns to the racial composition of communities.

The current CAFHA Board of Directors are:

 

  • President Rob Breymaier, Oak Park Regional Housing Center
  • Vice President Kathy Clark, Lawyers Committee for Better Hsg
  • Treasurer John Petruszak, South Suburban Housing Center
  • Secretary Allison Bethel, John Marshall Fair Housing Clinic
  • MaryJo Noriega, Access Living
  • Betsy Shuman-Moore, Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights
  • Justin Massa, MoveSmart.org