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. 

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.

Past events