FHM 2017 Events – Lexington Fair Housing Council

Fair Housing Month 2017 Events

Fair Housing Training: Frankfort, April 6, 2017 - Frankfort, KY

We’re capital-bound this year! 2017’s FHM fair housing training will be at the Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm at Kentucky State University.This is an opportunity for any and all Kentucky-based individuals involved in the housing industry – landlords, property managers, leasing agents, maintenance workers, real estate agents, etc. – to come learn about their rights and responsibilities under federal, state, and local housing law. Attendees will be given guidance on how to navigate housing issues related to accessibility and disability, working with residents with limited English proficiency, how to support survivors of domestic violence, and much more. Additionally, we have also invited two special guests to present at the training: Dr. Roger Cleveland, who will share strategies about how to recognize and combat implicit bias within organizations; and Kelley Gannon, LCSW, who will offer guidance on how to better work with clients who are living with a mental illness.

Seating is limited, so please register as soon as you know you’ll be attending.

Additionally, if you are a member of a group that will be attending (e.g., a property management company), we ask that each individual employee register separately (just so we have a clearer estimate about how many individual attendees to expect).

Refreshments and light snacks will be provided for attendees.

Location/event info:
April 6, 2016
9AM – 1PM (EST)

Kentucky State University
Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm
1525 Mills Lane
Frankfort, KY 40601

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Social Service Provider Roundtable Discussion, April 24, 2017 - Lexington, KY

LFHC would like to invite our community partners to join us in a discussion of housing impediments and needs for Lexington residents. While this will be be guided towards social service providers in Lexington, all are welcome to join us in this discussion. We would like to hear about what’s happening in the community, what progress has been made, and what progress remains necessary.If you plan to attend, please either email or call (859) 971 8067 to reserve your space.

Location/event info:
April 24, 2016
1PM – 3PM (EST)

Kentucky Refugee Ministries
1206 N Limestone
Lexington, KY 40505
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Get on the Bus: Berea, April 25, 2017 - Berea, KY

We’re taking this year’s Get on the Bus event to Berea, KY. As we have done in the past, LFHC is collaborating with local historians and city officials to organize a guided tour through Berea’s segregation history. Starting out from the Berea College Forestry Outeach Center, we’ll visit several neighborhoods and highlight historically significant sites where segregation thrived as well as where the major steps were made to dismantle segregation.Seating for this event is limited, so please register HERE to reserve your spot.

Location/event info:
April 25, 2017
8:30AM-12PM (EST)

Berea College Forestry Outeach Center
2047 Big Hill Road
Berea, KY 40403
(directions/map).

Pikeville: Fair Housing Training, April 27, 2017 - Pikeville, KY

Our staff is collaborating with the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights to offer a free fair housing training to housing providers, leasing agents, social service providers, and all other interested and affected parties in the Pikeville area. Attendees will be given guidance on how to navigate housing issues related to accessibility and disability, working with residents with limited English proficiency, how to support survivors of domestic violence, and much more.If you plan to attend this training, please register HERE to reserve your seat.

Location/event info:

April 27, 2017
10:30AM-12:30PM (EST)

Pike County Public Library – Lee Avenue Branch
126 Lee Ave.
Pikeville, KY 41501
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