Nonprofit
Published 1 month ago
Fair Housing Tester - Kankakee
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Kankakee, IL
Details
Available Times:
Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
Commitment Details:
Flexible; No minimum or maximum
Recurrence:
Recurring
Volunteers Needed:
500
Cause Areas:
Community Development, Human Rights & Civil Liberties, Legal Assistance
Participation Requirements:
Driver’s License, Background Check, Attend Orientation
Age Requirement:
18+
Other Requirements:
Testers must have state-issued ID, be authorized to work in the U.S., and have access to both transportation & computer. Testers cannot be current PSLS clients, hold an active real estate license, or work for a housing provider or be a landlord.
Description
Help Stop Housing Discrimination - become a PAID volunteer tester!
Prairie State Fair Housing Project is looking for volunteer testers to help investigate housing discrimination. Following training, testers meet with housing providers and record their experience in a report. Our staff then reviews and compares reports from various testers to determine if housing discrimination took place. We welcome persons with disabilities and people of all races, colors, ages, ethnicities, and sexual orientations.
Basic requirements:
Basic requirements:
- Volunteer testers need to have
- a state-issued ID
- authorization to work in the United States
- access to transportation
- access to a computer
- Volunteer testers cannot have
- an active real estate license
Benefits:
- As a volunteer tester you will
- help make your community more inclusive and welcoming
- learn new skills, including report writing
- receive a stipend and travel reimbursement each time you help with a test
If you are interested, please contact fairhousing@pslegal.org
Location
On-site
Kankakee, IL, USA
