Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)

Citation: Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)
Jurisdiction: Arlington (municipal)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/57214/637641171662530000 ↗

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Private Fair Housing Agencies
Through the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP), HUD provides grants to private nonprofit institutions working
on fair housing initiatives, including enforcement, education, and capacity building. There is currently only one
area organization working on fair housing issues that regularly receives FHIP funding, the Suffolk University Law
School Housing Discrimination Testing Program. In FY2019, HUD awarded Suffolk roughly $425,000 in FHIP
funds for systematic and complaint-based testing, representation of fair housing clients, fair housing trainings,
and other educational opportunities.61 Though not a current FHIP recipient, the nonprofit Metro Housing Boston
also provides fair housing services, including trainings and education, technical assistance, and some case
management.62 Metro Housing Boston’s service area includes Arlington.

59 MCAD Annual Report, 2019
60 ibid.
61 HUD, “FY2019 FHIP Grant Recipient Summaries by State”
62 Metro Housing Boston, 2020 Impact Report, https://www.metrohousingboston.org/wp-

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