Welcome!

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: