Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance

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 Kathy Clark of Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing,
• Vice President Justin Massa of the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights,
• Secretary Jasmine Brewer of the Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs,
• Treasurer Marian Honel of the Illinois Department of Human Rights,
• Rob Breymaier of the Oak Park Regional Housing Center,
• Mary Jo Noriega of Access Living,
• and Barbara Hyshaw of Community and Economic Development Corporation of Cook County (CEDA).