Who We Are

The Fair Housing Center of Washington is a nonprofit agency dedicated to providing fair housing education, outreach, and enforcement services to the residents of western and central Washington. We focus on advocacy, education, complaint investigation, and community development planning.

Our Mission

The Fair Housing Center of Washington exists to ensure equitable housing opportunity and promote inclusive communities throughout Western and Central Washington and beyond.

Tacoma Downtown Housing

Our History

The Fair Housing Center of Washington is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been in existence since 1981 as the Tacoma/Pierce County Community Housing Resource Board (CHRB), and in 1995 we became a fully operational Qualified Fair Housing Organization. The Fair Housing Center serves western and central Washington by accepting and investigating complaints of housing discrimination, and educating housing providers and housing consumers to help prevent and address housing discrimination.

We envision diverse and inclusive communities in which public and private sectors collaborate to ensure all people enjoy equal housing opportunity and housing choices are not limited by one or more elements of a person’s identity.

Meet the Team

  • Adria Buchanan

    Executive Director

  • Carolyn Benbow

    Education and Enforcement Manager

  • Cassandra Wyckoff

    Testing Coordinator

members of the board

  • Gabe Arnson

    Chair

    Zillow

  • Faatima Lawrence

    Vice-Chair

    Catholic Community Services

  • Troy Christensen

    Treasurer

    PorchLight

  • Robert Colton

    Secretary

    University of Washington School of Law

  • Eddie Nunez

    Board Member

    Puyallup School District