Home is Where the Heart is and Our Heart is in Holyoke!
MFHC is proud to call Holyoke our home, where we are centrally located to help everyone in our service areas of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester Counties!
Join us over the next month for a celebration of towns and cities in each of our service areas! Will yours be featured?
Our Hometown Pride for Housing Campaign supports the Massachusetts Fair Housing Center’s work to end housing discrimination and protect equal housing opportunity for all.
We work to eliminate illegal housing discrimination.
MFHC provides free legal services to those who have experienced housing discrimination in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, and Worcester counties. We also serve targeted areas of Middlesex County.
Who is Mass Fair Housing?Facing Housing Discrimination?
If you believe you have experienced housing discrimination, please contact us.
Get HelpFile a Housing Discrimination Complaint
If you believe you were discriminated against, you can fill out an intake form online.
Make a Donation
Support the mission of the Massachusetts Fair Housing Center by donating. Your donation is 100% tax deductible.
Request Training
We provide training on fair housing to organizations and individuals.
News & Events
2025 Annual Report
We are proud to release our 2025 Annual Report!
In this report, we share stories from our clients and staff, statistics on our advocacy, and highlights of MHFC’s work in the community this past year. We are grateful to our partners, team, and fair housing community for their support in this challenging landscape. We look forward to continuing to serve Central and Western Massachusetts to ensure everyone has access to housing of their choice.
May 04, 2026
The Reminder: Mass Fair Housing welcomes new head, keeps fighting discrimination
HOLYOKE — April is Fair Housing Month, commemorating President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Fair Housing Act on April 11, 1968.
But while the law is nearly 60 years old, organizations are still fighting for fair housing every day.
One of those organizations is Holyoke-based Mass Fair Housing, which recently welcomed Executive Director Vineeth Hemavathi.
Apr 30, 2026
MassLive: Massachusetts Fair Housing Center tackles discrimination under new leader
A small but mighty organization working to root out housing discrimination in Central and Western Massachusetts has a new executive director.
Apr 30, 2026
2024 Annual Report
We are proud to release our 2024 Annual Report! In our Report, we share stories from our clients, statistics on our advocacy, and highlights of MHFC’s work in the community over the past 35 years. Thank you to our team, clients, and fair housing community for another year of fighting to ensure everyone has access to the housing of their choice.
May 01, 2025
Kenyon Alumni Magazine: A Mutual Curiosity
How Ellen Pader ’72 and Maureen St. Cyr ’04 are working to end housing discrimination in Massachusetts.
Dec 18, 2024
2023 Annual Report
Massachusetts Fair Housing Center invites you to reflect on the work we've done this past year by reading through our 2023 Annual Report. As you read through the report, remember that people like you make this work possible. We are so grateful to be in community with you, working for fair, affordable, and accessible housing.
Mar 26, 2024