We work to secure the housing rights of formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones through by advocating for fair and just housing policies at the local level.
On March 29, 2016, HANO voted on a plan to weigh the convictions of applicants for both public and Section 8 housing against a set of screening criteria. Applicants will then be either admitted or have their cases sent to a three-member panel for closer review. Though this was a tremendous victory that proved the power of community organizing, the work is far from done. VOTE, Stand with Dignity and our other local partners such as the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, the Justice and Accountability Center of Louisiana, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, Unity, and the Vera Institute of Justice will continue to hold HANO, HUD and other system players accountable.
In the fall of 2018, VOTE and other key housing justice organizations launched a campaign to Ban the Box on all rental applications in New Orleans, so that private landlord and public housing authorities alike cannot discriminate against a prospective tenant based on their criminal record. If you are interested in lending a hand to this work, contact Kiana Calloway directly at kiana@vote-nola.org.
On March 29, 2016, HANO voted on a plan to weigh the convictions of applicants for both public and Section 8 housing against a set of screening criteria. Applicants will then be either admitted or have their cases sent to a three-member panel for closer review. Though this was a tremendous victory that proved the power of community organizing, the work is far from done. VOTE, Stand with Dignity and our other local partners such as the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, the Justice and Accountability Center of Louisiana, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, Unity, and the Vera Institute of Justice will continue to hold HANO, HUD and other system players accountable.
In the fall of 2018, VOTE and other key housing justice organizations launched a campaign to Ban the Box on all rental applications in New Orleans, so that private landlord and public housing authorities alike cannot discriminate against a prospective tenant based on their criminal record. If you are interested in lending a hand to this work, contact Kiana Calloway directly at kiana@vote-nola.org.
