{"id":3189,"date":"2021-09-22T20:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/?p=3189"},"modified":"2021-12-09T20:51:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T20:51:43","slug":"nfha-applauds-appointment-of-demetria-mccain-to-serve-as-principal-deputy-assistant-secretary-at-huds-office-of-fair-housing-and-equal-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/nfha-applauds-appointment-of-demetria-mccain-to-serve-as-principal-deputy-assistant-secretary-at-huds-office-of-fair-housing-and-equal-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"NFHA Applauds Appointment of Demetria McCain to Serve as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at HUD\u2019s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">September 22, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">Contact: Izzy Woodruff | 202-898-1661 |&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:IWoodruff@nationalfairhousing.org\">IWoodruff@nationalfairhousing.org<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph has-text-align-center\"><strong>NFHA Applauds Appointment of Demetria McCain to Serve as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at HUD\u2019s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">Washington, D.C. \u2014 Lisa Rice, President and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), issued the following statement applauding Demetria McCain\u2019s appointment to serve as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)\u2019s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">\u201cDemetria McCain, a seasoned fair housing and civil rights attorney who has worked vociferously to advance housing equity for everyone, is an excellent addition to HUD\u2019s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">\u201cMs. McCain was part of the leadership team that brought the successful&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/14pdf\/13-1371_8m58.pdf\"><em>Inclusive Communities Project<\/em><\/a>case in which the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the ability of victims of discrimination to use disparate impact under the Fair Housing Act to fight housing discrimination and inequality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">\u201cThrough her work with the Inclusive Communities Project\u2019s Mobility Assistance Program, Ms. McCain has helped more than 4,000 families move to low-poverty communities with ample resources \u2014 such as full-service grocery stores, health care facilities, well-resourced schools, and access to living wage jobs \u2014 that families need to thrive. At Inclusive Communities, she also developed a state-of-the-art program, Voices for Opportunity, to help train low-income renters and neighborhood groups on how to effectively advocate for fair housing and neighborhood equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">\u201cMs. McCain is the quintessential fair housing advocate who, throughout her career, has worked with NFHA to fight injustice and expand opportunity for all people. We are excited to continue working with her to advance fair housing principles and ensure that every community is a place of opportunity, replete with the amenities and resources that people need to lead successful lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><strong><em>The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA)&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><em>is the country\u2019s only national civil rights organization dedicated solely to eliminating all forms of housing and lending discrimination and ensuring equal opportunities for all people. Through its homeownership, credit access, tech equity, education, member services, public policy, community development, and enforcement initiatives, NFHA works to dismantle longstanding barriers to equity and build diverse, inclusive, well-resourced communities.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2021 Contact: Izzy Woodruff | 202-898-1661 |&nbsp;IWoodruff@nationalfairhousing.org&nbsp;&nbsp; NFHA Applauds Appointment of Demetria McCain to Serve as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at HUD\u2019s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Washington, D.C. \u2014 Lisa Rice, President and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), issued the following statement applauding Demetria [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":433,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,34,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-media","category-nfha-news","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NFHA Applauds Appointment of Demetria McCain to Serve as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at HUD\u2019s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity - NFHA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2021 Contact: Izzy Woodruff | 202-898-1661 |&nbsp;IWoodruff@nationalfairhousing.org&nbsp;&nbsp; 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