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- EIN 52-1297949
- 1-866-719-4372
- 11 Dupont Cr NW Ste 400 Washington DC 20036 USA
- www.equalrightscenter.org
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Causes: Homeless & Housing
Mission: The Equal Rights Center (ERC) is a national non-profit civil rights organization dedicating to promoting equal opportunity in housing, employment, public accommodations, and government services through education, research, testing, counseling, advocacy and enforcement.
Programs: In 2014, the erc conducted civil rights testing designed to identify and remedy unlawful discrimination in housing, employment and access to public accommodations and government services. The erc also published data in reports designed to promote equal opportunity, including open doors: an investigation of barriers to senior housing for same-sex couples, and a report on hiring discrimination faced by lgbt applicants for employment with federal contractors. The erc also published two new toolkits addressing the needs of veterans with disabilities and older adults who wish to age in place; conducted education events in a variety of languages reaching over 600 community members, as well as trainings for housing developer professionals in fair housing and accessible design and construction; trained 60 new civil rights testers; and doubled usage of the equal rights learning center, our online training platform.