Description: This is a participant centered training that will prepare fair housing professionals to conduct all aspects of fair housing education and outreach. The goal is to teach attendees how to promote the core values of and increase the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act. It is designed to produce fair housing professionals who are prepared to educate the general public, inform the housing industry of their responsibilities, better inform the fair housing community, effectively utilize existing resources; educate public policy makers and elected officials regarding important fair housing issues, and increase fair housing compliance of HUD program participants. Training session topics include:

Overview of Fair Housing: History, key laws, housing regulatory frameworks, and enforcement processes.

Conducting training for various audiences: Making more effective presentations; providing training for industry professionals; appropriate training for staff, boards, commissioners, and program participants; explaining fair housing rights and processes to the public; conducting public meetings and community engagement events; training as part of voluntary compliance agreements; accessibility training; and training for LEP community.

Conducting Outreach: Conducting effective public outreach; expanding housing industry networks; forming partnerships with stakeholders; organizing and managing public housing-related events; utilizing digital outreach tools; and measuring outreach success.

Housing Policy and Compliance Planning: Educating housing professionals on compliance best practices; utilizing currently available training materials from government and industry sources; and presenting findings to policymakers.

Education: Teaching housing compliance principles in public schools, colleges, and professional institutions; developing and utilizing reports, studies, and compliance assessments; and implementing online training resources.

Exploring E&O resources and best practices: Resources for fair housing training; use of internet resources; national media campaigns, advertisements and PSAs; affirmative marketing; and harnessing the power of volunteers.