Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

Fair Housing Empower Hour

Monthly fair housing training on different topics to provide a broad look on some of the subject matter that relate to fair housing. The topics are designed to promote conversations and questions. 

Flyer for PHRC Fair Housing Empower Hour: Assistance Animals

PHRC Fair Housing Empower Hour

All virtual trainings are free and typically held the last Wednesday of each month from 12-1 p.m. 

Utilities and Housing: What Tenants and Landlords Need to Know

May 27, 2026: Join Lauren Berman, a Senior Staff Attorney at the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project, for the May Fair Housing Empower Hour to discuss the intersection of housing and utility.

Fair Housing in Screening & Access: Law, Data, and Safer Alternatives

March 25: Join Vanessa Raymond-Garcia Senior Policy Analyst, Regional Housing Legal Services for PHRC Fair Housing Empower Hour

Beyond the Basics: Fair Housing Challenges Facing LGBTQ+ Communities

April 29, 2026: Join Mon Kramer, President, LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance's Eastern PA Chapter for Fair Housing Empower Hour

State of Fair Housing in the Commonwealth of PA

January 28, 2026: Join PHRC Director of Fair Housing & Commercial Property Brittany Mellinger for an overview of the 2025 PHRC State of Fair Housing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania report.

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