Mayor Proclaims Fair Housing Month in Ames, Iowa

On April 14, 2015, Mayor Ann Campbell read a Proclamation declaring the month of April as Fair Housing Month in the City of Ames, Iowa. The Proclamation states the "Strength of our nation and all of its states and cities flows from the promise of individual equality and freedom of choice".

Mayor reading proclamation as group watches

The Proclamation refers to the new national media campaign to be undertaken by HUD to help the public recognize various forms of housing discrimination. The Mayor urges citizens to recognize, participate, support, and endorse the practice and policy of fair housing and reaffirm the commitment to fair housing opportunities for all throughout the year.

Vanessa Baker-Latimer, City of Ames Housing Coordinator and
Steve Eggleston, Des Moines Field Office Director,
in front of a bus advertisement for Fair Housing Month.

The City of Ames has undertaken a media campaign for Fair Housing Month. In partnership with, the Ames Human Relations Commission, the Central Iowa Board of Realtors, Professional Property Management (PPM), Hunziker Property Management, Shriver Rental Properties and 1st Property Management, the City purchased ads for four buses with routes throughout the City and Iowa State University campus. 

Another example of the bus advertising for the City of Ames, IA

These buses carry up to 25,000 riders on a daily basis at peak ridership. The city will also have a billboard signaling a similar message along a major commercial street in the heart of the City, area newspapers and on the City's Channel 12 Cable network.

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