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Published 4/13/26 12:54PM

Fair Housing Tester - Paid Volunteer - Kane, DeKalb, DuPage, Kendall Counties

Prairie State Legal Services
Hybrid, Volunteer must be in or near West Chicago, IL
I Want to Help

    • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours per month
    Commitment Details:
    Flexible; No minimum or maximum
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    500
    Cause Areas:
    Community Development, Education, Housing & Homelessness, Human Rights & Civil Liberties, Legal Assistance
    Benefits:
    Stipend Provided, Training Provided
    Good For:
    Public Groups, Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Driver’s License, Background Check
    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

    Fair Housing Tester - Paid Volunteer - Kane, DeKalb, DuPage, Kendall Counties

    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

    Hybrid
    Volunteer must be in or near West Chicago, IL
    Associated Location
    West Chicago, IL, USA

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