| November 29, 2011 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS) of the Jefferson Parish Housing Program will be conducting an open house on Tuesday, November 29th at 10:00 a.m., at the Community Center located at 1718 Betty Street in Marrero for current Section 8 and Public Housing tenants.
There will be representatives from Delgado Workshops, Delgado Youth Occupational Skills Training & Enrollment Services, Louisiana Workforce Commission, Green Corps, The Office Of Family Support, Medicaid, Café’ Reconcile, Operation Reconstruct, Jefferson Parish Adult Learning Department, Jefferson Parish 901 Family Services, University Of Phoenix And Gretna Career College.
Information will be provided to attendees explaining the services and ages regarding each school.
Also, the Office of Family Support and Medicaid will furnish information on programs that their office provides.
We hope to see you there.
Kathy Barbier
FSS Coordinator
Jefferson Parish Housing
Sonya Stanley
FSS Program Clerk
Section 8
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it has reached an agreement with Luxury Mortgage Corporation (LMC), a mortgage lender based in Stamford, Connecticut, settling accusations that the lender discriminated against a woman by denying her mortgage loan because she was on maternity leave. Under the settlement, LMC agrees to pay the woman who was denied the mortgage $12,000.
The settlement is the result of a complaint that was filed by a couple who claimed LMC discriminated against them when it denied the woman a mortgage loan because she was on maternity leave. The woman alleges that even though her employer provided a letter stating that she was on paid maternity leave, LMC told her that the letter was not sufficient. The Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination in sales, rental, and lending based on a person’s sex, orfamily status.
“A woman’s access to a mortgage loan shouldn’t hinge on her maternity status,” said John Trasviña, HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. “Mortgage professionals have a right to protect their business interests, but lending practices that involve denying mortgages to expectant mothers, especially when they are on paid leave and plan to return to work, violate the law.”
In addition to compensating the woman who was denied the mortgage $12,000, LMC, while admitting no violation of the law, agrees to change its lending policy to approve mortgage loans to qualified women who are pregnant or on maternity/parental leave, including leave for adoptions.
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The Housing Program of Jefferson Parish is NOT accepting applications at this time for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List.
If you turned in an application to be on the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List, you should have received a letter over the last few weeks confirming that your application was received.
You can provide any updates to your contact information through our "Contact Us" page.
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