Civil Rights and DV

by Richard W. Brown on August 17, 2009 · Comments

in Ending Homelessness

NLCHP Releases DV Q&A Document
Focuses on domestic violence shelters and
federal civil rights statutes

Recently, the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP) released a Questions and Answer (Q&A) document for advocates. The Q&A focuses on domestic violence shelters and federal civil rights statutes. Specifically, the Q&A covers the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act, Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The resource provides details about how these civil rights laws impact domestic violence shelters and their services

Click here to read the full Q&A.

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