Proclamation
“April 2023”
Fair Housing Month
WHEREAS, the Fair Housing Act, enacted on April 11, 1968, enshrined into federal law the goal of eliminating racial segregation and ending housing discrimination in the United States; and WHEREAS, the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, and disability, and commits recipients of federal funding to affirmatively further fair housing in their communities; and
WHEREAS, the Fair Housing Amendments Act seeks to provide equal housing opportunities, to affirmatively further housing choices, to eliminate legal barriers to equal housing and to emphasize equal housing as a fundamental human right for all; and
WHEREAS, fair housing is a positive community good; and WHEREAS, our social fabric, the economy, health, and environment are strengthened in diverse, inclusive communities; and
WHEREAS, more than fifty years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act, discrimination persists, and many communities remain segregated; and
WHEREAS, Project Sentinel was founded in 1971 by a group of leaders from the corporate, educational and labor communities, as well as community fair housing advocates. Project Sentinel is a governmentsupported non-profit agency with the mission of developing and promoting fairness and equality of housing for all persons and advocating peaceful resolution of disputes for community welfare and harmony; and
WHEREAS, Project Sentinel is a nonprofit Fair Housing agency that provides education and counseling to community members, helping over 221 Stanislaus county residents in the past year alone.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that I, Michael Clauzel, by the virtue of authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Patterson and on behalf of the City Council, do hereby officially proclaim “April 2023” as “Fair Housing Month” in the City of Patterson. We, the City Council of the City of Patterson do hereby encourage all citizens of Patterson to advocate for Fair Housing by supporting and recommending to others the many resources provided by nonprofit groups such as Project Sentinel.
IN WITNESS, HEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official seal of the City of Patterson to be affixed this 18th day of April 2023. ____________________________
Michael Clauzel
Mayor