When the case began, Eastchester maintained resident and non-resident lists for Section 8 housing vouchers that pay a portion of an income-eligible tenants rent in the private housing market. New Jersey Housing Justice Corps Fellowesmedevenney@fairsharehousing.org, It is important to me to live in an equitable and democratic society, and that cannot be reached without economic freedom for everyone.. James is Director of Racial Justice Policy at Fair Share Housing Center. Rachel has served on the Supreme Court of New Jersey District X Fee Arbitration Committee as an appointed volunteer attorney, is trained in collaborative law, and received her certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace from the University of Southern Florida. In her role as an Investigative Coordinator, Andrea designs and leads housing discrimination investigations and performs systemic research. who in January became the new executive director of the Baltimore-based Public Justice Center - a local and national leader in public interest law reform that uses legal advocacy to pursue social . Dr. Yvette D. Wilson-Barnes, Michelle Sullivan-Brady, Ramsey Chamie). She is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and Oberlin College. What I didnt know back then was how much of an impact FSHC was having on a national scale, translating its knowledge and experience at the state level to work on housing justice across the country.. Name & Title Esm also interned with New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, researching policy pertinent to the Institutes Economic Justice Pillar. Galveston, Texas 77553. Testing remains a critical tool for fair housing organizations to use in the fight against discrimination, and . Marc Jahr Senior Advisor, Forsyth Street Advisors. Eastchester resident Janet Harrison, who is raising her children in a bi-racial family, said it took a civil rights lawsuit to spark action by the town. His career in fair housing spans more than forty-five years during which time he has testified in dozens of fair housing cases, published fair housing articles, and received numerous awards for his accomplishments in the fair housing field. Governor Hochul Announces Expanded Efforts to Combat Housing