Finding aid for the Housing Opportunities Made Equal records, 1966-2009
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Title: |
Housing Opportunities Made Equal records, 1966-2009 |
Repository: |
University of Cincinnati, Archives and Rare Books Library
Phone: 513-556-1959
http://www.libraries.uc.edu/arb.html
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Creator: |
Housing Opportunities Made Equal (Organization: Cincinnati, Ohio) |
Dates: |
1966-2009 |
Quantity: |
8.8 linear feet (5 Paige Boxes, 1 Hollinger box, 1 Half Hollinger box, 1 Oversize Newspaper box) |
Abstract: |
Records of Housing Opportunities Made Equal including board minutes, publications, annual reports, grant paperwork, listings
of legal cases, and information HOME gathered on predatory lending in Cincinnati in the 2000s and material relating to HOME
legal cases regarding discrimination in advertising.
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Identification: |
US-10-04 |
Location: |
Archives and Rare Books Library |
Language: |
The records are in English |
History of Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME)
Housing Opportunities Made Equal was first organized in 1959 when a few members of Cincinnati's Mayor's Friendly Relations
Commission began meeting to explore ways to confront housing discrimination. Calling themselves the Greater Cincinnati Committee
for Equal Opportunity in Housing, the early activities of this organization involved assisting black families interesting
in purchasing housing in segregated neighborhoods.
In 1964, the organization changed their name to Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Greater Cincinnati (HOME) and two years
later hired their first full-time director Martha Smudski. Also in 1966, the Ohio legislature passed a limited fair housing
bill, which Smudski worked to have enforced without success. The Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 gave HOME more ammunition
to work with, and a new Executive Director, Marjorie Jordan, updated HOME's programs to take advantage of the new law. More
progress was made in 1969, when the Ohio Legislature passed a stricter fair housing law and HOME was able to help black families
move into previously restricted areas like Mt. Adams, Westwood, Price Hill, St. Bernard, Forest Park and Clifton. In 1973,
HOME won another victory with Brown v. Federle, when the U.S. District Court found that the 18 Greater Cincinnati real estate
agents were steering whites away from integrated areas and pushing blacks towards them.
In 1976, Karla Irvine became director of HOME. Through the late 1970s, HOME continued to expand their programs including
hiring a staff person to examine government programs for their impact on fair housing and contracting with the Cincinnati
Human Relations Commission to provide a fair housing program. HOME also hired an educational outreach staff person, increased
its advertising, and produced a slide show for community organizations.
The 1980s saw more success stemming from lawsuits. The settlement of Hutchins v. Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority
helped to expand the amount of Section 8 housing in areas of Hamilton County with a low concentration of poverty and low minority
populations. In 1985, HOME filed suit against Sibcy Cline Realtors for racial steering practices. The settlement resulted
in better training of Sibcy Cline realtors in fair housing. Another suit against the Bulter County Metropolitan Housing Authority
helped 150 blacks move to a previously segregated area of Hamilton.
In the 1990s, HOME confronted insurance redlining resulting in a suit against Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. HOME accused
the insurance company of making policies unavailable to homeowners in predominately African American communities. HOME also
worked with local and national law enforcement to reduce racial harassment during the 1990s.
In 2000, funding from federal, state, and local grants allowed HOME to reach out to Cincinnati's growing Hispanic community
and produce Spanish educational materials and hire bilingual staff. In 2004, Elizabeth Brown replaced Karla Irvine as Executive
Director, and in the mid-2000s, HOME took on predatory lending practices and began to focus on discrimination against people
with disabilities as part of a 5-year grant from the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council.
Scope and Content
Records of Housing Opportunities Made Equal including board minutes, publications, annual reports, grant paperwork, listings
of legal cases, information HOME gathered on predatory lending in Cincinnati in the 2000s and material relating to HOME legal
cases regarding discrimination in advertising. Also included in the collection are photographs, slides, and cassette and
video tapes of HOME advertisements.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection is arranged into folders by topic.
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Subjects:
African Americans in advertising
Discrimination in housing - Ohio - Cincinnati
Discrimination in mortgage loans
Preferred Citation
The preferred citation for this collection is: Cite specific item as appropriate, Housing Opportunities Made Equal Records,
1966-2009, US-10-04, Archives and Rare Books Library, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Detailed Description of The Collection
Various Records, 1966-2009
Box 1 / Folder 1
HOME Scripts to Radio Commercials and Slide Show Presentations, 1981-1984
Box 1 / Folder 2
Photographs - Fair Housing Day (1978-1979; 1985); HOME Bus Ad (1979- ?), 1978-1985
Box 1 / Folder 3
FHIP Contract, PEI, 2004
Box 1 / Folder 4
FHIP FH400G04096, EDI (Includes Floppy Disk), 2005
Box 1 / Folder 5
FHIP PEI Contract, FH700G05099, 2006
Box 1 / Folder 6
Hamilton County Correspondence, March 1, 2005 - February 26, 2006
Box 1 / Folder 7
Hamilton County Proposal, March 1, 2005 - February 26, 2006
Box 1 / Folder 8
Hamilton County Invoices, March 1, 2005 - February 26, 2006
Box 1 / Folder 9
Friars Club, Corryville Contract, 2005
Box 1 / Folder 10
Department of Justice (includes Floppy Disk), 2006
Box 1 / Folder 11
Department of Justice, 2007
Box 1 / Folder 12
Huntington Bank Proposal, 2007
Box 1 / Folder 13
Hamilton County Contract [empty], March 1, 2005 - February 26, 2006
Box 1 / Folder 14
United Way Greater Cincinnati (UWGC) Foreclosure, 2007
Box 1 / Folder 15
HOME Agency Program Report, February 17, 2006
Box 1 / Folder 16
UWGC 379 Affordable Housing, 2007
Box 1 / Folder 17
United Way, 2006-2007
Box 1 / Folder 18
SYEP, 2008
Box 1 / Folder 19
Stability Program, 2005
Box 1 / Folder 20
Volunteers, 2003-2005
Box 1 / Folder 21
State Farm Insurance, 2001
Box 1 / Folder 22
Thiemann Agreement, April 2004
Box 1 / Folder 23
Ted Wills - Predatory Lending Legal Agreement, February 26, 2004
Box 1 / Folder 24
W.C. Proctor Fund - Episcopal Diocese of S. Ohio, 2005
Box 1 / Folder 25
Senior Employment Services, 2007
Box 1 / Folder 26
Mature Services, 2006
Box 1 / Folder 27
Middletown (includes floppy disk), 2005
Box 1 / Folder 28
Mutual of America, 2005-2009
Box 1 / Folder 29
NFHA Database, 2006-2008
Box 1 / Folder 30
NFHA Conference, 2006
Box 1 / Folder 31
New Voice Proposal, 2005
Box 1 / Folder 32
OCRC Agreement, 2005
Box 1 / Folder 33
Ohio Foreclosure Project, 2007
Box 1 / Folder 34
Payroll Partners, 2006
Box 1 / Folder 35
Public Allies, 2005-2006
Box 1 / Folder 36
Reports for United Way: "Mid-Year Report, July 21, 2008"; "Affordable Housing in First Suburbs, Predatory Lending and Foreclosure
Prevention, February 14, 2008", 2008
Box 1 / Folder 37
Informational Publications: Fair Housing and Hate Crimes, undated
Box 1 / Folder 38
Publications: "Bias Crimes and their Effect on Housing Choices" and "Unfair by Any Name", 1997-1999
Box 1 / Folder 39
Program Outcome Reports, 1966-1998
Box 1 / Folder 40
Publications: "Code Requirements for Housing Accessibility" (2000); "$215,000 and Counting: A Summary of Housing" (2005), 2000
Box 1 / Folder 41
Housing inspection Manual - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1985
Various Records: Discrimination in Advertising, FHIP Grant, Predatory Lending, Committees, Annual Meeting, 1987-2006
Box 2 / Folder 1
Real Estate Marketing - Discrimination in Advertising, 1987-1991
Box 2 / Folder 2
White Model Use (Advertising), 1987-1989
Box 2 / Folder 3
FHIP Grant, On-site Review, Section A-B, August 2006
Box 2 / Folder 4
FHIP Grant, On-site Review, Section C, August 2006
Box 2 / Folder 5
FHIP Grant, On-site Review, Section D-E, August 2006
Box 2 / Folder 6
FHIP Grant, FH700G05099, Quarterly Report, No. 1, (Intro., 30 days, 90 days), April 16, 2006
Box 2 / Folder 7
FHIP Grant, FH700G05099, Quarterly Report, No. 1, (180 days, 290 days), April 16, 2006
Box 2 / Folder 8
FHIP Grant, FH700G05099, Quarterly Report, No. 1, (365 days, Final Report Draft, Budget & Personnel Benefit, Admin.), April 16, 2006
Box 2 / Folder 9
FHIP Grant, FH700G05099, 30 days report, February 16, 2006
Box 2 / Folder 10
FHIP Grant, FH700G05099, Quarterly Report, No. 2, July 15, 2006
Box 2 / Folder 11
FHIP Grant, FH700G05099, Quarterly Report, No. 1, April 16, 2006
Box 2 / Folder 12
FHIP Grant, FH700G05099, Quarterly Report, No. 4, January 16, 2007
Box 2 / Folder 13
FHIP Grant, FH700G05099, Quarterly Report, No. 3, October 15, 2006
Box 2 / Folder 14
FHIP Final Report, FH700G05099 (January 24, 2007); FHIP Draft Final Report FH700G05099 (December 15, 2006), 2006-2007
Box 2 / Folder 15
Lincoln Heights (FHIP, Predatory Lending), 2005
Box 2 / Folder 16
Avondale (FHIP), 2005
Box 2 / Folder 17
South Fairmont (FHIP), 2005
Box 2 / Folder 18
Personnel Committee, 1980-1994
Box 2 / Folder 19
HOME New Board Member Orientation, undated
Box 2 / Folder 20
HOME New Board Orientation, June 19, 1999
Box 2 / Folder 21
Orientation Committee, 1981-1986
Box 2 / Folder 22
Board Member Directory, 2000-2005
Box 2 / Folder 23
Nominating Committee, 1988-1998
Box 2 / Folder 24
Membership Committee, 1981-2001
Box 2 / Folder 25
Tax Information, 1997-1999
Box 2 / Folder 26
Board Orientation, 1998
Box 2 / Folder 27
Ad Hoc Committee - Committee to Represent HOME in Chest Evaluation Process, 1983-1996
Box 2 / Folder 28
Annual Meeting Awards Committee, 1995-1999
Box 2 / Folder 29
Annual Meeting Committee, 1996
Box 2 / Folder 30
Committee on Contracts [empty], undated
Box 2 / Folder 31
Endowment Task Force, 1997-1998
Box 2 / Folder 32
Financial Stability Committee, 1983
Box 2 / Folder 33
Investment Committee, 2000-2001
Various Records: Committee, HOME Board, Membership Campaign, HOME History, 1967-2008
Box 3 / Folder 1
Finance Committee, 1980-2002
Box 3 / Folder 2
Ad Hoc Committee, Long Term Financial Stability, 1983
Box 3 / Folder 3
Long Range Planning Committee (includes floppy disk), 1997
Box 3 / Folder 4
POC Survey, October 2001
Box 3 / Folder 5
HALF Board [empty], 1983
Box 3 / Folder 6
Pension Committee, 1992-2000
Box 3 / Folder 7
Retreat Committee, 1996
Box 3 / Folder 8
Home Board Committee Descriptions, 1999; Book Chapter, "The Board, the Executive, and the Staff" from Governing Boards: Their
Nature and Nurture, 1989, 1989-1999
Box 3 / Folder 9
Board - Holiday Gathering (Includes Floppy Disk), December 2004
Box 3 / Folder 10
Membership Campaign (includes Floppy Disk), 2004
Box 3 / Folder 11
Board / Holiday Meeting (includes Floppy Disk), December 12, 2002
Box 3 / Folder 12
Membership Campaign (includes Floppy Disk), 2005
Box 3 / Folder 13
Membership Campaign (includes Floppy Disks), 2003
Box 3 / Folder 14
Board - Membership Campaign (includes Floppy Disks), 2005
Box 3 / Folder 15
Board - Membership Campaign, 2006
Box 3 / Folder 16
Board - Membership Campaign, 2007
Box 3 / Folder 17
Membership Campaign, 2008
Box 3 / Folder 18
Board - 40th Anniversary Committee, 2008
Box 3 / Folder 19
Bransford [Board Member Information], March 1999
Box 3 / Folder 20
Agency History, 1966-1998
Box 3 / Folder 21
Agency History, 1982-1990
Box 3 / Folder 22
Historical, 1982-1990
Box 3 / Folder 23
The Federal Fair Housing Enforcement Effort, 1979
Box 3 / Folder 24
By-Laws, 1995-1997
Box 3 / Folder 25
Affirmative Action, 1979-1984
Box 3 / Folder 26
HOME News, 1967-1997
Box 3 / Folder 27
Hate Crimes Workshop, 1997
Box 3 / Folder 28
Executive Search Committee, 2004
Box 3 / Folder 29
Board - Executive Director Search, June 2004
Box 3 / Folder 30
Board - Strategic Planning Meeting, 2000-2005
Box 3 / Folder 31
Board - Financial Committee, 2006
Box 3 / Folder 32
Board - Remodeling, 2006
Box 3 / Folder 33
Board - Retreat, 2007
Box 3 / Folder 34
Relocation, 2008
Box 3 / Folder 35
Board - 40th Event - Radio Golf, 2008
Box 3 / Folder 36
Board - Annual Meeting, 2008
Box 3 / Folder 37
Annual Reports, 1989-1997
Box 3 / Folder 38
Annual Reports, 1997-2004
Box 3 / Folder 39
Annual Reports, 2005-2007
Box 3 / Folder 40
Board Members, 2005-2009
Box 3 / Folder 41
Board Relocation, 2003-2004
Various Records: Annual Meeting, Better Business Bureau, Cincinnati (City) Contract, Board Minutes, 2000-2006
Box 4 / Folder 1
Annual Meeting, 2008
Box 4 / Folder 2
Board - Annual Meeting, 2007
Box 4 / Folder 3
Annual Meeting, 2006
Box 4 / Folder 4
Board - Annual Meeting, 2005
Box 4 / Folder 5
Annual Meeting, 2004
Box 4 / Folder 6
Annual Meeting, 2002
Box 4 / Folder 7
Better Housing League, 2005
Box 4 / Folder 8
BBB [Better Business Bureau], 2008
Box 4 / Folder 9
Better Business Bureau, 2005
Box 4 / Folder 10
Butler County Contract, 2005-2006
Box 4 / Folder 11
Better Business Bureau, 2002-2007
Box 4 / Folder 12
Dragul Fundraising Proposal, 2007
Box 4 / Folder 13
Digital Recorders, Ultra Warranty, 2007
Box 4 / Folder 14
Cincinnati Bell, 2005
Box 4 / Folder 15
Cincinnati / Hamilton County Summer Intern, June 2007
Box 4 / Folder 16
Cincinnati (City) Contract, 2006
Box 4 / Folder 17
Cincinnati (City) Correspondence, 2006
Box 4 / Folder 18
Cincinnati (City) Correspondence, 2006
Box 4 / Folder 19
Cincinnati (Mobility) Contract, 2006
Box 4 / Folder 20
Cincinnati (Mobility) Invoices, 2006
Box 4 / Folder 21
Cincinnati (Mobility) Correspondence, 2006
Box 4 / Folder 22
Cincinnati (Mobility) Proposal (includes floppy disk), 2006
Box 4 / Folder 23
Cincinnati (City) Proposal, 2006
Box 4 / Folder 24
HOME Board Minutes, 2000
Box 4 / Folder 25
HOME Board Minutes, 2000
Box 4 / Folder 26
HOME Board Minutes, 2000
HOME Board Minutes and Reports, 2001-2006
Box 5 / Folder 1
HOME Board Minutes, 2001
Box 5 / Folder 2
HOME Board Minutes, 2001
Box 5 / Folder 3
HOME Board Minutes, 2001
Box 5 / Folder 4
HOME Board Minutes, 2002
Box 5 / Folder 5
HOME Board Minutes, 2002
Box 5 / Folder 6
HOME Board Minutes, 2002
Box 5 / Folder 7
HOME Board Reports, 2003
Box 5 / Folder 8
HOME Board Reports, 2003
Box 5 / Folder 9
HOME Board Reports, 2003
Box 5 / Folder 10
HOME Board Reports, 2004
Box 5 / Folder 11
HOME Board Reports, 2004
Box 5 / Folder 12
HOME Board Reports, 2004
Box 5 / Folder 13
HOME Board Reports, 2005
Box 5 / Folder 14
HOME Board Reports, 2005
Box 5 / Folder 15
HOME Board Reports, 2005
Box 5 / Folder 16
HOME Board Reports, 2006
Box 6 / Folder 1
HOME Board Reports, 2006
Box 6 / Folder 2
HOME Board Reports, 2007
Box 6 / Folder 3
HOME Board Reports, 2007
Box 7 / Folder 1
Miscellaneous Items, 2000
Box 7 / Piece 1
VHS Tape - WCPO 9, undated
Box 7 / Piece 2
VHS Tape - WCPO 9, undated
Box 7 / Piece 3
HOME (Reel to Reel), undated
Box 7 / Piece 4
Dub # 86 HOME - WGIC - WBZi - Week of 8/28 - 9/1 (Reel to Reel), undated
Box 7 / Piece 5
HOME - Radio Commercial (Reel to Reel), 1976
Box 7 / Piece 6
HOME - 2 HOME Commercials (Reel to Reel), undated
Box 7 / Piece 7
HOME Radio Jingle (Reel to Reel), 1980
Box 7 / Piece 8
Fair Housing Law & Practice in Real Estate I, WCLV 95.5 Cleveland (Cassette Tape), 1981
Box 7 / Piece 9
Bob Laufman's Session, Afternoon (Cassette Tape), September 15, 1982
Box 7 / Piece 10
Bob Laufman's Session Continued, Rental condos, Obstacles to Testing, Cassette Tape, September 15, 1982
Box 7 / Piece 11
Bob Laufman's Session concluded (Cassette Tape), September 15, 1982
Box 7 / Piece 12
HOME Spots, Housing Opportunities PSA's (Cassette Tape), February 23, 2005
Box 7 / Piece 13
HOME Radio Commercials (Cassette Tape), undated
Box 7 / Piece 14
Fair Housing Law & Practices in Real Estate, Inaudible Pulse, The Cuyahoga Plan or Ohio, Inc. (Cassette Tape), undated
Box 7 / Piece 15
Sound Track to Secon 8 Slide Show (Cassette Tape), 1981
Box 7 / Piece 16
Slides - Public Service Announcements, 1981
Box 8 / Folder 1
Newspaper Clippings, 1993-2003, 1993-2003
Box 8 / Folder 2
Newspapers Clippings, 1999-2001
Box 8 / Folder 3
Newspaper Clippings, 2000
Box 8 / Piece 1-33
HOME Legal Case Boards, 1985-2004