Center teams up with university to address housing inequalities
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The community is coming together to address the challenges of housing discrimination in Indianapolis.
The goal is to ensure everyone has access to fair housing.
The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana teamed up with the University of Indianapolis to facilitate the discussion.
It coincides with the housing history of sales and lending discrimination exhibit at the university’s library.
Erika Fotsch, director of education and outreach at the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana, said, “Segregation still exists today and it has real life impacts on the people here in Indianapolis. From health disparities from access to banking, access to a good school system, health and child care, and good jobs to housing. Housing is really the staple foundation where a successful, thriving happy life can be built from.”
Fotsch touched on the long-term effects of housing discrimination including the wealth gap.