Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)

The 2022 Housing & Neighborhood Survey is now closed. Results will be published here by the end of April 2023. 

DocumentAffirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) is a locally-driven assessment of access to fair housing and community assets. It is also a tool for local governments to address and reduce residential segregation and areas of concentrated poverty. In collaboration with the Ann Arbor Housing Commission, the Washtenaw Urban County made recommendations that focus on undoing historically biased and exclusionary policies, improving access to opportunity (i.e. schools, quality housing, jobs and transportation), addressing issues in areas that are identified as racially or ethnically concentrated areas of poverty, and tracking potential displacement.


Community Involvement

The AFFH effort sets itself apart from other fair housing assessments as it encourages community engagement and input to help drive actionable recommendations to increase access to opportunity and reduce historical policies of segregation. The Office of Community and Economic Development (OCED) plans to engage communities through focus groups and surveys.

Focus Groups

Focus groups are a way for OCED staff to hear and learn from residents about their housing and neighborhood experience. See below for focus group summaries:

  1. Bryant (PDF)
  2. Center for Independent Living (PDF)
  3. Offender Success Program (PDF)
  4. Parkridge Southside (PDF)
  5. West Willow (PDF)
  6. Ypsilanti Renters (PDF)

Washtenaw County Housing & Neighborhood Survey

In addition to focus groups, OCED created a survey to hear from those who we were unable to reach in person. View a report of the survey results (PDF).

The Assessment of Fair Housing Plan

The Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) Plan includes findings from HUD-provided data, responses from the survey and focus groups, and other contextual and historical information.

AFH Plan Documents

  1. 2017 Washtenaw County AFH Plan (PDF)
  2. AFH Goals (PDF)
  3. AFH Plan Appendix (PDF)
  4. Assessment of Past Goals and Actions (PDF)
  5. Community Participation Process (PDF)
  6. Demographic Summary (PDF)
  7. Disability and Access Analysis (PDF)
  8. Disparities in Access to Opportunities (PDF)
  1. Disproportionate Housing Needs (PDF)
  2. Fair Housing Enforcement, Outreach Capacity, and Resources Analysis (PDF)
  3. Fair Housing Goals and Priorities (PDF)
  4. Neighborhood Profiles (PDF)
  5. Publicly Supported Housing Analysis (PDF)
  6. Racially or Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty (PDF)
  7. Segregation, Integration (PDF)
  8. Summary (PDF)

Resources

  1. AFFH One Page Summary (PDF)
  2. Encuesta de Vivienda y Vecindario del Condado de Washtenaw (PDF)
  3. Focus Group Agenda and Facilitation Guide (PDF)
  1. List of Acronyms and Definitions (PDF)
  2. Public Hearing Slides July 12 (PPT)
  3. Washtenaw County Housing and Neighborhood Survey (PDF)

Additional Information

For additional information Email Tara Cohen or call 734-255-5504.