The FHCGB is the region’s only comprehensive fair housing organization, providing expertise and a full tool kit of services. We pursue our mission in six program areas:

TESTING: The FHCGB is the region’s sole source of housing discrimination testing. Testing provides a credible picture of how and if discrimination occurs using a controlled method of documenting variations in the treatment of home seekers by housing providers.

CASE ADVOCACY: The FHCGB fields hundreds of inquires annually from people who don’t have the knowledge and/or means to advocate for themselves. We provide full case advocacy, including testing for proof of discrimination, representing complainants throughout HUD’s or Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination’s (MCAD’s) processes, and securing pro bono legal counsel if litigation is required.       

TRAINING: Our extensive expertise in the complexity of fair housing laws and practices makes the FHCGB a respected source of fair housing training. We provide training to housing associations, public agencies, realtors, and housing search professionals. 

COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Discriminatory housing practices affect us all, limiting our experiences and impacting the region’s economic well-being. The FHCGB promotes tools to prevent and respond to discrimination and guides local advocates in activities designed to make all of our communities welcoming places to live.

P UBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY:  The FHCGB collaborates with other fair housing, legal, civil rights, and community organizations to add fair housing expertise and promote equity in policy debates and advocate for strong local, state, and federal housing laws and policies and ensure their effective implementation.

RESEARCH:   To inform our advocacy, the FHCGB researches and document the nature and extent of housing discrimination – including the fair housing impacts of public policies -- both on our own and with area universities.