Hope you’re well! In addition to the training coming in Broward County, we’d like to announce a free training in Tampa: Fair Housing & Civil Rights Related Programs Requirements for Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance, presented by Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc. (HOPE, Inc) in partnership with City of Tampa Office of Human Rights and Hillsborough County Equal Opportunity Office.

This training is FREE, with a working lunch included! Please register quickly, as space is limited! This is a one-day training for recipients and sub-recipients of federal financial assistance such as CDBG, NSP, and HOME.

The course will guide participants through an exploration into fair housing, civil rights, and disability related federal regulations and laws. Key Topics of Training:

• Fair Housing Act (as amended), Civil Rights Act of 1866, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), Americans with Disabilities Act

• Legal Theories- Disparate Treatment and Disparate Impact

• Treatment of Criminal Records and Who Can Sue or Be Sued?

• Covered Properties and Housing Related Transactions

• Land Use and Sober Homes

• Exemptions and Protected Classes of Persons

• Violence Against Women Act

• Equal Access Rule and Prohibited Practices

• HUD’s Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan requirements and others consistent with the implementation of HUD’s programs

• Compliance with all Civil Rights Related Program Requirements

The training will be conducted 9:30am – 3:30pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at City of Tampa Seminole Garden Center 5800 N. Central Avenue, Tampa, FL 33604.

Space is limited. Please register now by emailing rebecca.cortes@tampagov.net or calling 813.274.5835 or texting 813.629.6081, leaving your name, name of organization, phone number, email address and number of participants, also if you need more information or a reasonable accommodation.

We hope to see you there!