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All Politics is Local About this blogWe go to meetings so you don t have to. The Clark County Council will consider a resolution later this month to declare Fair Housing Month. The council unanimously agreed during a council time meeting Wednesday to place the item for consideration on its April 20 meeting agenda. Council Chair Eileen Quiring O’Brien said she introduced the proclamation at the request of the Clark County Association of Realtors. The declaration celebrates the 53rd anniversary of the enactment of the federal Fair Housing Act on April 11, 1968. The act enshrined into federal law the goal of eliminating racial segregation and housing discrimination. It committed recipients of federal funding, like Clark County, to promoting fair housing locally. ....
‘Equity, inclusion’ key in new Share mission statement Vancouver-based homeless services agency concludes re-evaluation effort Published: February 12, 2021, 6:05am Share: People in need enjoy a meal from Free Hot Soup Vancouver as the porch light of Share House is illuminated in downtown Vancouver. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Share Vancouver’s new mission is to include everyone. That’s made clear in the nonprofit’s new mission statement announced Tuesday. “It was important that we made a strong statement about equity and inclusion,” said Share board director Matthew Lennick in a news release. “That was a key piece we talked about all the way through and heard in every forum where we had the discussion.” ....