OPEN COMMUNITIES NEEDS YOUR TIME, TALENT, AND TREASURE.
Time
Volunteer in our office. We are always looking for office volunteers to help with a variety of tasks that require some extra capacity we may not have.
Volunteer on our Board of Directors. We are currently recruiting for two members-at-large positions.
Talent
Our staff is highly skilled at their craft. We are always looking to grow to meet the ever-present demand for services. Your dollars help prevent homelessness, fight housing discrimination, and prepare families to buy their first-ever home. Your dollars are the most powerful tool we have.
Treasure
Housing discrimination and evictions are directly tied to homelessness. Your donation helps the victims of unlawful housing discrimination stay in their homes.
Housing is a human right; fair housing is the law.
Thank you for helping us, help them!
YOUR DONATION HELPS THE VICTIMS OF UNLAWFUL HOUSING DISCRIMINATION STAY IN THEIR HOMES.
MONTHLY DONATIONS
Supports a monthly bilingual (English/Spanish) phone consultation for a client
Supports a fair housing rights workshop to empower renters
Supports clients who do not speak English or Spanish with on-going translation services
ONE TIME DONATIONS
Provides materials for a fair housing workshop
Provides one counseling session to help a homeless client find affordable housing
Provides a discrimination victim a meeting with an attorney to understand their rights
Provides counseling for an older adult facing foreclosure due to a reverse mortgage
Provides representation at an eviction hearing – without representation, the average proceeding will last 90 seconds, and 98% of cases are found in favor of the landlord
Provides pre-purchase counseling to first-time home buyers
Provides filing fees for a class action lawsuit representing at least 40 clients
Provides legal services and representation for a person facing discrimination in housing
Provides costs of an entire eviction case with Attorney Representation – preventing a family from facing homelessness and a lifetime of housing insecurity
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TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SHARING YOUR TIME, TALENT, AND TREASURE WITH US, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CEO, MARY ELLEN BALL, AT 224-714-2464.
