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: Do-It-Together Housing: Creating Affordable Homes Through Community Cooperation

PHRC Fair Housing Empower Hour

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

Appraisal Bias: From Impact to Opportunity

July 29, 2026: Join Andy Toy, Director, Home Appraisal Equity Program, City of Philadelphia discuss issues of appraisal bias and identify how it can impact communities.

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.

Housing & Assistance Animals

June 24, 2026: Join Brittany Mellinger, Fair Housing & Commercial Property Director, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission as she discusses assistance animals in housing.

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

Past events