By Shiferaw Gemeda
Fair Housing Project Community Organizer

The Fair Housing Project of CVOEO and the Vermont Human Rights Commission are collecting data on the prevalence of housing discrimination in Vermont. We know that many people experience illegal housing discrimination, exclusion, and harassment but only a small percentage of these instances get reported. We have developed a community survey to learn more about housing stability in Vermont and the ways that people are excluded from or treated differently in housing.

Have you ever been denied access to housing or been treated differently in your apartment search or home purchase, financing or other transactions because of your race, skin color, disability, national origin, religion, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, or because you have children, receive public assistance (like Section 8 or other vouchers), or have experienced abuse, sexual assault, or stalking?

Please spare few minutes to answer this confidential survey. It is available in English, Nepali, Arabic, Spanish, and French. A printable version is available for download here. The survey deadline is July 12, 2021.

Survey link:  https://forms.office.com/r/jDJG5zu1J9

The results will be used to design better strategies to ensure fair and equitable housing choice for all in the state of Vermont.

For more information, contact Shiferaw Gemeda at sgemeda@cvoeo.org.