Everett Gospel Mission 7/15/2024

1964), as amended, 24 CFR part 5 (General HUD Program Requirements; Waivers), as amended, and as further detailed in the HUD rule number RIN 2501-AD49, issued on February 3, 2012 (Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity), which, in part, requires the following: a) Assistance provided by the Project shall be made available without regard to actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status; b) Inquiries as to sex are permitted only when determining eligibility for a temporary, emergency shelter that is limited to one (1) sex because it has shared sleeping rooms or bathrooms, or to determine the number of bedrooms to which a household may be entitled. Such inquiries are not permitted in any other homeless shelter or housing; and c) Agencies are prohibited from inquiring into an applicant or participant’s sexual orientation and gender identity for the purpose of determining eligibility or otherwise making housing available. 2. Fair Housing and Civil Rights The Agency shall comply with fair housing and civil rights laws, regulations, and executive orders, including, but not limited to: a) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (P.L. 88-352), and implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 1, as amended; b) Title VIII of Civil Rights Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-284), as amended, Section 104(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and 24 CFR § 576.407(b), which, in part, requires the Agency to implement the Project in a manner that affirmatively furthers fair housing. The Agency shall: Affirmatively market Project assistance to eligible persons in a manner that does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin; Provide all applicants and participants with information on rights and remedies available under applicable federal, State, and local fair housing and civil rights laws; and Take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to assistance provided by the Project for limited English proficiency (LEP) persons, consistent with Title VI and Executive Order 13166. c) Section 109 of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. §§ 5304(b) and 5309), as amended, and 24 CFR part 6 (Non- Discrimination in Programs and Activities Receiving Assistance Under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974), as amended; d) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 794), as amended, and 24 CFR part 8, as amended;