Links to Helpful Resources

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Housing Legal - Fair Housing Legal - Other
Consumer Protection Anti-Discrimination Disabilities
Rehabilitation Lending Localities
Other

Housing

Habitat for Humanity International
HUD Virginia
ILUSA - Independent Living Centers
National Low Income Housing Coalition
Research Institute for Housing America
Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity
Rural Development in Virginia - USDA
U.S. HUD - Homes and Communities
Virginia Association of Realtors
Virginia Housing Development Authority


Legal - Fair Housing

AIDS Housing of Washington
Center for Economic Justice
Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance
Civil Rights Division - U.S. Department of Justice
Fair Housing Council of Northern New Jersey
Fair Housing - Human Relations Commission
HOPE Fair Housing Center - Wheaton, IL
HOPE - Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc.
Housing Opportunities Made Equal - Cincinnati
Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing Opportunity Council
National Coalition for the Homeless
National Fair Housing Advocate Online
North Carolina Fair Housing Center
Opening Doors - A Housing Initiative for the Disability Community
Toledo Fair Housing Center
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Virginia Fair Housing Office - Home Page
Virginia Fair Housing Law

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Legal - Other

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Central Virginia Legal Aid
Code of Federal Regulations
Legal Aid Justice Center
National Center on Poverty Law
National Consumer Law Center, Inc.
ProBono Help for Legal Services
Right-to-Know Network
Southern Poverty Law Center
Thomas - U.S. Congress on the Internet
Virginia Lawyer Referral Service
Virginia Legal Aid (Virginia's Client Legal Information Website)
Virginia Poverty Law Center, Inc.
VRLTA Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act

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Consumer Protection

Better Business Bureau
Consumer Education Materials
Consumer Federation of America
Consumers Union Nonprofit Publisher of Consumer Reports
Office of Consumer Affairs, VA Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of
U.S. Consumer Gateway

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Anti-Discrimination

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
American Association for Affirmative Action
Anti-Defamation League
AARP
Japanese American Citizens League
League of Women Voters
NAACP Home Page
Asian American Justice Center
National Congress of American Indians
National Council of La Raza
National Urban League
Native American Rights Fund
NOW - Legal Momentum
People for the American Way

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Disabilities

Blind and Vision Impaired, Department for the
Center for Inclusive Design & Environmental Access
Concrete Change
Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Department for the
National Accessible Apartment Clearinghouse
People with Disabilities, Board for

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Rehabilitation

Oxford House - Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Rehabilitative Services, Department of

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Lending
Coalition for Responsible Lending
CRA-NC - Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina
Credit Scoring Site
Fannie Mae
Federal Reserve Board - Consumer Information
Freddie Mac
Loan Servicing
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
National Community Reinvestment Corporation
Self-Help - Creating Ownership and Economic Opportunity
YourMoneyCounts.com from HSBC
Woodstock Institute - Chicago, IL

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Localities

ACORN - Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods
Chesterfield County, VA - Chesterfield Connections
City of Portsmouth - Home Page
City of Richmond, VA - Home Page
Henrico County, VA - Home Page
Historic Petersburg Foundation

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Other

Facts & Reference - refdesk.com
Homeward-Richmond
hudclips - HUD's Client Info and Policy System
Library of Virginia
RideFinders
State and Local Government on the Net
U.S. Census Bureau - Housing Topics
Veterans Affairs, Department of
Virginia Evaluation Information Online - JLARC
Virginia General Assembly

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