The Boyz of OUTSpoken talk to Fashion Designer Andrew Christian

Northwest fair housing alliance, Executive Director

Marley J. Hochendoner, J.D.

Ms. Hochendoner joined Northwest Fair Housing Alliance (NWFHA), a private non-profit fair housing education and advocacy organization based in Spokane, Washington, as Executive Director in April 2005. She is licensed as an attorney in Idaho and Washington. Ms. Hochendoner served as a staff attorney at Idaho Legal Aid Services from 1998 to 2003, where her practice included assisting tenants with landlord/tenant and fair housing matters. She was an in-house staff attorney for the Nez Perce Tribe from 2003 to 2005. Since joining NWFHA, Ms. Hochendoner has conducted numerous trainings for landlords, property managers, realtors, tenants, and social service providers. She has overseen fair housing investigation, counseling, and advocacy services provided under U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Housing Initiative Program grants, and numerous city and private contracts.

NORTHWEST FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 1, 2015
$1,000,000 in HUD Grants Awarded to NWFHA: WA agencies to partner on National Campaign on Sex Discrimination in Housing;

WA/ID/AK Agencies to Collaborate on Fair Lending Investigations
SPOKANE, WA – Northwest Fair Housing Alliance (NWFHA) has been awarded two $500,000 18-month grants under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP): an Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI) National Programs Sex Discrimination grant, and a Fair Housing Organization Initiative (FHOI) Lending grant. A significant portion of each grant will be shared with several non-profit fair housing and social justice organizations in Washington State and the Northwest.
Only one EOI National Programs Component Sex Discrimination grant was awarded in the nation. NWFHA will subcontract with 3 gender justice partners on this project, the YWCA of Spokane, Gender Justice League of WA, and Legal Voice based in Seattle, to develop a national campaign to inform the general public, housing providers, and concerned persons about sex discrimination in housing based on domestic violence, sexual harassment, gender stereotyping and gender identity prohibited by the Fair Housing Act. NWFHA will also subcontract with North By Northwest, a WA and ID based digital media studio, to develop a variety of localizable campaign materials in multiple mediums and languages. “We are grateful and excited to work with these regional non-profit organizations to produce innovative public education materials on such an important subject,” said Marley Hochendoner, Executive Director of NWFHA. “We believe that by working collaboratively we can create better public awareness products representative of populations who most often experience sex discrimination.”
The FHOI-Lending grant will enable NWFHA to continue conducting fair lending testing, education, outreach, and advocacy in E. and Central WA, and extend or increase these activities into AK, ID, and Western WA by helping to build the capacity of and cross-training with regional fair housing agencies in those states.
NWFHA is a qualified fair housing enforcement organization (QFHO) 503(c) (3) non-profit with over 20 years of experience providing fair housing education, outreach, investigation, testing, and advocacy.

For more information, contact: Marley Hochendoner (509) 209-2667 or
execdir@nwfairhouse.org. For more information about Fair Housing: www.nwfairhouse.org.

 

 

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Andrew Christian

Since 1997, Andrew Christian is not only an iconic company, but it’s also backed by a real designer! With his innovative technologies, fit, and original designs, he has earned a spot in Inc Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in America for multiple consecutive years.

One of Andrew’s best sellers is his amazing line of technically advanced, custom woven men’s underwear. It is available in street, sport, fashion, and basic-themed lines, and is available in a range of styles, including low cut, super-low-cut, boxer briefs, and more. Each style is intricately designed using specialized dye treatments, printed graphics, and innovative materials such as bamboo fiber, sports mesh, and patented, moisture-wicking cotton blends. Andrew was the first to introduce waist slimming elastic in his underwear designs and “FlashLift” Bottom-Lifting Technology.

Andrew Christian is sold in hundreds of stores all around the world, including, but not limited to, luxury department stores, such as, Nordstrom USA, Selfridges UK, Kadewe Germany, and Simons Canada.

Andrew Christian was featured on Good Morning America, Fox News, Entertainment Tonight, ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, MSNBC’s Hardball, Yahoo!, Daily Mail (London), The Wall Street Journal, Maxim, NY Daily News, The Boston Globe, New York Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, Dallas Morning News, and as far away as the Times of India. Andrew was also featured on Seasons 3 and 4 of the popular Oxygen reality show, The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. Most recently, Andrew Christian was featured on Logo, as official “Pit Crew” sponsors for the popular competition show RuPaul’s Drag Race and Bravo’s reality television series, The Millionaire Matchmaker, hosted by Patti Stanger.

http://www.andrewchristian.com/