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Staff in the News

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

Annual Report

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

Press Release

MFHC celebrates early victory in suit to end lead-paint-related discrimination against families

The Massachusetts Fair Housing Center (MFHC) is celebrating an important victory in its lawsuit to stop state officials from enforcing the discriminatory provisions of the Massachusetts Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control Act (Lead Law).

Sep 30, 2021

Lead Paint

Bill filed in MA that would make long-overdue changes to the MA Lead Law

It is time to strengthen the MA Lead Law to fully protect our youngest and most vulnerable residents from childhood lead poisoning, housing discrimination, evictions, and racial injustice.

Mar 15, 2021

Disparate Impact

Breaking News in MFHC’s case against HUD: Disparate Impact survives!

Last night, a federal judge in Springfield, Massachusetts issued a nationwide Preliminary Injunction to prevent implementation of HUD’s new Disparate Impact Rule. The Court ruled that there was a likelihood of success on the merits of MFHC’s claim and that if the Rule were enacted it could cause irreparable harm to MFHC.

Oct 28, 2020