2026 Fair Housing Summit

Join us for this FREE event featuring keynote speaker, Brian Goldstone, author of There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America, named one of The New York Times’ 10 Best Books of 2025 and a finalist for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction.

In this gripping, high-stakes account of America’s housing emergency, Goldstone exposes the growing crisis of the “working homeless” through the unforgettable stories of five Atlanta families striving to remain housed while working full-time jobs. As housing costs soar and wages lag behind, families are forced to sleep in cars and extended-stay motels, revealing a stark truth: in today’s America, full-time work is no guarantee of stable housing.

Goldstone’s reporting has appeared in The New York Times, Harper’s Magazine, The New Republic, and The California Sunday Magazine. He holds a PhD from Duke University and has held fellowships at Columbia University and New America.

In addition to Brian Goldstone, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from fair housing experts during various workshops. The topics of these workshops include:

• The Business Case for Fair Housing
• Fair Housing Forward!
• Advocacy for Missing Middle Housing
• Disability Legal Update
• Celebrating 50 Years of HMDA
• The Forgotten Stones Success Story: Rapid Housing Solutions
• AI Bias, Fair Housing and Risk Prevention

Doors will open at 8:30 am for registration.

Anyone needing special accommodations should notify the City 48 hours in advance by phone at 260-427-2134 or email at [email protected]

Fort Wayne Metro’s mission is to enforce civil rights laws and empower the citizens of Fort Wayne through education on diversity and discrimination issues. The City’s Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services works to attract and support housing investment throughout the community and expand access to safe, quality, affordable housing. The department also partners with local non-profit organizations to address critical needs in the community.

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Host or Publisher The City of Fort Wayne Metropolitan Human Relations Commission & Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services