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all households. With some cases reporting more than one type of discrimination, the allegations accounted for the following: fifteen (15) cases involved race, three (3) involved disability, one (1) involved familial status (children in the family), three (3) involved age, one (1) involved sex discrimination, and one (1) involved national origin. Below were the outcomes: ■ Eleven (11) cases were counseled and pending after being referred to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) or HUD; ■ Four (4) cases showed no discrimination occurred; ■ One (1) case is pending (all were counseled); ■ Three (3) clients dropped their complaints (all were counseled and referred to DFEH); and ■ One (1) case was resolved by ECHO (this case was counseled and also referred to DFEH). ■ ECHO's fair housing counselors conducted twenty-seven (27) fairhousingtraining sessions: ■ Nine (9) sessions for ten (10) landlords and property managers; ■ Three (3) sessions for eleven (11) tenants or potential homebuyers; ■ Three (3) sessions for five (5) realtors; and ■ Twelve (12) general presentations for sixty-eight (68) persons. • ECHO raised awareness in the community about fair housing through twenty-five (25) public service announcements [sent to twenty-five (25) radio and television stations], one (1) newspaper advertisement, and distribution of 3,250 educational fliers to the Alameda County Public Libraries, non-profit agencies, churches, and local Fairs. • In celebration of April Fair Housing Month, ECHO participated in the annual Rental Housing Owners Association (RHO) Management Fair Housing Training which provided training and education to twenty-five (25) landlords on fair housing law and equal access in housing. ECHO also participated in a fair housing seminar held for stakeholders, including members of the housing industry and service providers. 0 ECHO conducts random and targeted audits to gauge the level of discrimination in the rental housing market. ECHO conducted fifteen (15) targeted fair housing audits to gauge the level of discrimination of specific protected classes. These were paired audits that were designed to measure the level of discrimination based on race. The fair housing staff produced the analyzed data in an audit report, which was published in June 2008. Priority # 5. Maintain and improve the current capacity of the housing and shelter system, expanding transitional and permanent supportive housing, and providing services to homeless individuals and families, including integrated health care, employment services and other supportive services. Final Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report: FY2007-2008 City of San Leandro Page 8