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Listening session would allow invite specific input from consumers/residents about procedures <br />and knowledge of fair housing, and act as a way to document steps taken by the county to <br />address fair housing in general. <br />Consider providing translations of forms or documentation <br />Translated forms will further assist the county in furthering fair housing, particularly after any <br />systemic review indicates a need for a particular language or over -representation of a specific <br />group utilizing agency services. <br />4.4 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing <br />Create documentation of the Agency's policy to locate and site new housing in areas to <br />deconcentrate poverty. <br />The policy goal of the agency to locate housing choice voucher projects in areas of <br />deconcentrated poverty could be better bolstered by individuals <br />Provide better documentation of systemic analysis completed in accordance with federal law. <br />County documents do not indicate the agency reviewed demographic data of program <br />participants, or completed any analysis over -representation of any particular group, but there was <br />limited documentation of this analysis. Written documentation or training on this specific <br />systemic analysis will help to demonstrate compliance with the federal mandate. <br />Provide documentation and communication around affirmatively furthering fair housing <br />rather than only fair housing compliance. <br />The goal of affirmatively furthering fair housing creates a lens for which housing is evaluated by <br />the agency. Better documentation of this lens, such as policy documents that individually include <br />this analysis as a step. Policy documents that focus solely on rights and responsibilities to meet <br />minimum compliance should also include documentation of the agency's commitment to a <br />systemic review to address social equity. <br />36 <br />