We advocate to protect the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to turn away renters because of their race, color, religion, national origin, disability or gender orientation.
This timeline describes how centuries of racist and exploitive housing and land policies fostered many of the socio-economic inequities currently borne by Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC).
Despite centuries-long systemic barriers, Native communities are using the power of self-determination and a good home to turn poverty into pride and displacement to belonging. We’ve stood beside and behind Native communities, delivering $350 million to create or preserve 6,800 homes since 1997.