The Inclusive Communities Project (ICP) resource page is for individuals and organizations seeking information about racial and economic segregation and its relationship to housing opportunities. Through its research and compilation of information and data from various sources, ICP can help the student, advocate, and policymaker understand how the issues of race discrimination, housing, education, health, and economic opportunity are related.
Below are links to selected websites, articles, and other organizational sites that deal with the issues of housing, race, and opportunity.
Renter Resources
For general assistance – Dial 211 or https://www.211.org/
For information on how to apply for Section 8 Vouchers in the DFW area:
- Arlington: Housing Authority – City of Arlington (817) 275-3351
- City of Dallas: DHA Housing Solutions for North Texas (469) 249-9012
- Dallas County: DCHHS | Dallas County Housing Agency (214) 819-1871
- Fort Worth: Fort Worth Housing Solutions (817) 333-3400
- McKinney: McKinney Housing Authority (972) 542-5641
- Mesquite: Mesquite Housing Division (972) 216-6424
- Garland: Applying for Housing | Garland, TX (972) 205-3393
- Grand Prairie: Grand Prairie Housing and Neighborhood Services (972) 237-8176
- Plano: Plano Housing Authority (972) 423-4328
- Tarrant County: Housing Assistance Office (817) 531-7640
For information on High Opportunity Areas: Opportunity Moves
For information on available rental properties:
- Affordable Housing: Affordable Housing
- Zillow: Rental Listings – 9,515 Rentals | Zillow
Research and Data
To help you understand your community and the trends in your region, state, or the United States in general.
- Brookings Institution: https://www.brookings.edu/
- Information from the Census: https://data.census.gov/cedsci/
- Institute for Urban Policy Research: https://urbanpolicyresearch.org/
- Joint Center for Housing Studies: https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/
- Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies: https://jointcenter.org/
- Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity: https://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/
- Open Communities Alliance: https://www.ctoca.org/
- Othering & Belonging: https://belonging.berkeley.edu/
- Poverty and Race Research Action Center (PPRAC): https://prrac.org/
- Texas State Data Center and Office of the State Demographer: https://demographics.texas.gov/
- Urban Institute: https://www.urban.org/
Civil Rights/Fair Housing Advocacy Organizations
National
- Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: https://www.cbpp.org/
- Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law: https://www.lawyerscommittee.org/
- NAACP Legal Defense Fund: https://www.naacpldf.org/
- National Fair Housing Alliance: https://nationalfairhousing.org/
- Opportunity Agenda: https://www.opportunityagenda.org/
- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund: https://www.maldef.org/
- Unidos US: https://www.unidosus.org/
Texas
- Austin – Austin Tenants’ Council: https://www.housing-rights.org/
- Disability Rights Texas: https://www.disabilityrightstx.org/
- North Texas Fair Housing Center: http://www.northtexasfairhousing.org/index.php
- San Antonio – Fair Housing Council of Greater San Antonio: http://www.myfairhousing.org/
- Texas Civil Rights Project: https://txcivilrights.org/
- Texas Low Income Housing Information Service (Texas Housers): https://texashousers.org/
- Texas Tenants Union: https://txtenants.org/
- The Civil Rights Project at UCLA Proyecto Derechos Civiles: https://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/research
Other Advocacy Related Organizations
- Business and Professional People in the Public Interest: https://www.bpichicago.org/
- HELP U.S.A.: https://www.helpusa.org/
