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<br /> <br />Orange County 144 25-29 Regional AFH <br /> <br />• Citizenship <br />• Gender Identity and Gender Expression <br />• Genetic Information <br />• Immigration Status <br />• Marital Status <br />• Primary Language <br />• Sexual Orientation <br />• Source of Income <br />• Military or veteran status <br />This section describes efforts to increase fair housing compliance and enforcement <br />capacity, and to ensure compliance with existing fair housing and civil rights laws and <br />regulations. <br />Orange County jurisdictions rely on the state and local nonprofit fair housing providers to <br />ensure fair housing compliance and enforcement, including the following organizations: <br />California Civil Rights Department <br />The California Civil Rights Department (CRD), formerly known as the Department of Fair <br />Employment and Housing (DFEH), is responsible for enforcing state fair housing laws that <br />make it illegal to discriminate against or harass someone because of a protected <br />characteristic, that require reasonable accommodations for disabilities, and that prohibit <br />retaliation against someone for exercising their rights. The CRD receives and investigates <br />complaints and provides mediation and conflict resolution services throughout the state. <br />Fair Housing Council of Orange County <br />The Fair Housing Council of Orange County (FHCOC) is a nonprofit with a mission of <br />ensuring access to housing and preserving human rights. FHCOC provides a variety of <br />services in multiple languages, including community outreach and education, homebuyer <br />education, mortgage default counseling, landlord-tenant mediation, and limited low-cost <br />advocacy. In addition to these client services, FHCOC investigates claims of housing <br />discrimination and assists with referrals to the state. FHCOC currently works in Anahe im, <br />Santa Ana, Fountain Valley, Lake Forest, Laguna Niguel, Rancho Santa Margarita, the City <br />of Orange, and Orange County. <br />Fair Housing Foundation <br />The Fair Housing Foundation (FHF) serves parts of Los Angeles County and several cities <br />in Orange County, including Aliso Viejo, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Garden Grove, <br />Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Orange, San Clemente, <br />Tustin, and Westminster. FHF provides landlord-tenant counseling and mediation, rental <br />housing counseling, and community outreach and education. In addition, the FHF screens <br />EXHIBIT 6