CanopyRealtors | Event Description

How can you meet the challenge?

CONNECT

Join friends and colleagues at the Fair Housing Month Celebration the signature event duringCanopy’s Fair Housing Challenge.

The event is scheduled for Thurs., April 11, from 3:30-7:45 p.m. at Canopy Realtor® Association and featuresA Conversation Under the Canopy with national speaker Mia Ives-Rublee, director of the Disability Justice Initiative at American Progress as well as networking, food and fun.
Help Canopy’s Young Professional Network collect 2,000 lbs. of food. 1 can =1 pound of food. Bring 1 can of food to the Fair Housing Celebration in support of Second Harvest Food Bank Metrolina.
Check out the Canopy “Diversity in Action” webpage at canopyrealtors.com for local, state, and national resources and information.
Get familiar with the Association’s and Foundation’s commitment to housing and the community. Learn more at the Canopy Housing Foundation’s website.
Wear your “Fair Housing For All” t-shirt to special events and classes all month long or send a picture to diversityandinclusion@canopyrealtors.com #canopyFHchallenge
Need a t-shirt? Visit the Realtor® Store Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., or purchase one online.The shirts are $25 each, and all proceeds go to the Canopy Housing Foundation.

LEARN

Using Third-Party Services for Screening? Attend the National Fair Housing Alliance education session Thurs., April 4, from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at CPCC Parr Auditorium Zeiss Building. Keynote speaker Joshua V. Barr Esq. Hosted by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations’ Fair Housing Division.
Take NAR’s certification in-person, “Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing” on Tues., April 16 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for only $10 for members with Canopy Real Estate Institute. Provides continuing-education elective credit. Provides recertification credit for the Canopy Workforce Housing Certificate program.
Complete NAR’s Fairhaven: A Fair Housing Simulation Training. Any Canopy member who has completed Fairhaven between January 1-April 30, 2024 is eligible to win a free CE class. Get a sneak peek of what you will learn when you take Fairhaven. Provides recertification credit for the Canopy Workforce Housing Certificate program.
As part of the 30 days of Fair Housing, Canopy is offering the North Carolina CE elective “Big Tent Diversity” live stream via Zoom on Monday, April 22 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for only $30! Register today.Limited spots are available. Provides recertification credit for the Canopy Workforce Housing Certificate program.
Complete NAR’s At Home With Diversity course online.

VOLUNTEER

Help Canopy’s Young Professionals Network reach its goal to collect 2,000 lbs. of food for the 2024 Realtors^® Care Day Food Drive. Donated items will support Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina. 1 can = 1 pound of food.
Participate in the 2024 Realtors^® Care Day project scheduled for Fri., April 19. The project is held in April to recognize and acknowledge Fair Housing Month and to demonstrate the Realtor® commitment to creating safe and affordable homes for all.

NOMINATE

If you know a young person aged 10-18 who is actively engaged in improving our community, please nominate them for the Canopy Housing Foundation’s Youth Excellence in Service Award. Y.E.S. Award nominations are due by May 31.
Know an organization in Mecklenburg, Iredell, or Haywood counties that is working to address unmet housing needs? Partner with that nonprofit to submit a Canopy Housing Foundation Community Grants application.

Canopy will promote members who meet the challenge on social media! Be sure to tag your posts with #canopyFHchallenge.

These events are a benefit of belonging to Canopy Realtor® Association and Canopy MLS.

2024 Canopy Fair Housing Challenge