On February 27, 2025, fair housing not-for-profit agencies received letters notifying them that their funding was ending. These agencies have operated and exited because of the federal funding they receive yearly. Many of these agencies have been providing legal services and support to victims of housing discrimination based on RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, DISABILITY, and FAMILIAL STATUS. They receive hundreds, if not thousands, of complaints each year. Moreover, 75% of the agencies filed or handled discrimination complaints for their constituents. Half of the agency's fair housing grants, some $30 million, were terminated. The letters all said it was being done at the direction of the Elon Musk-led unit, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) because the funding "no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities." How will these agencies survive without federal funding, and how will the communities suffer without assistance or representation against discrimination? See HUD has choked funding to enforce fair-housing laws : NPR
From redlining to “pinklining,” a term most people have probably never heard, is hurting women and especially women of color. The term comes from the 1970's term redlining . T he term used by governments, agencies, banks and other lenders to deny people of color access to mortgages and credit. Those in charge of public policy and lending practices would draw a redline around certain neighborhoods with high concentrations of minorities and deny them financing and other forms of credit if they lived within those lines. Now, more specifically lenders are using the term "pinklining" ala redlining to identify neighborhoods and deny woman of color the chance to buy homes. Is There a Gender Gap in Home Equity Loans? (investopedia.com)
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