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Welcome to the all new TAP Fair
Housing Education and Outreach Program (FHEOP) Website.
This program is federally funded by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development to educate and increase
awareness in our communities of the Fair Housing Act.
TAP’s mission is to help our
citizens escape poverty, become self-sufficient and those
disenfranchised from society to become part of the American
dream. The FHEOP’s goal is to act in accordance with the
mission of TAP and compliance with the fair housing laws by
informing residents of our communities of their civil rights
to avoid being discriminated against and create equal
housing opportunities.
The FHEOP services the 5th Planning
District for the State of Virginia which include, the
counties of Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke,
Rockbridge, the cities of Buena Vista, Clifton Forge,
Covington, Lexington, Roanoke, Salem and the town of Vinton.
Program Initiatives:
• Visit and
present to Neighborhood, Civic & Service Organizations
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Establish a local fair housing 1-800 hotline that can be
used by the public to have questions answered and concerns
addressed
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Placement of billboards throughout the 5th Planning District
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Design print materials about fair housing that can be given
out at seminars and/or placed at key distribution points in
the 5th Planning District
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Arrange translation of fair housing materials into Spanish
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Utilize HUD developed PSAs and solicit local media to air
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Sponsor Symposium on September 28, 2006 at the Holiday Inn
(Former Clarion), Roanoke, VA from 8 AM - 1:00 PM
that will educate and increase the awareness of the Fair
Housing Act
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