METROPOLITAN MILWAUKEE FAIR HOUSING

Inclusive communities program - provides technical assistance to community organizations, developers, and local policy makers on inclusionary housing policies and the promotion of racial and economic integration. The organization provides assistance with consumers' access to pro-integrative housing choices and conducts research, analysis, and documentation of fair and affordable housing opportunities and impediments. In 2024, inclusive communities staff produced new outreach materials highlighting the importance of housing consumers' fair housing rights and locational choices, participated in numerous housing advocacy coalitions, and worked toward the 2025 relaunch of mmfhc's opportunity mke housing mobility program.

Fair lending program - promotes fair lending and foreclosure prevention and seeks to eradicate predatory lending practices and mortgage rescue scams. The organization monitors financial institutions' fair lending practices and community reinvestment act activities, and provides technical assistance and education for lenders, partner agencies, and the general public. Fair lending program staff attended over 160 community meetings and events in 2024.