Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, and African Americans More Likely Than Other Racial and Ethnic Groups to Experience Homelessness
Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness, 2020.
NLIHC Welcomes Policy Intern Abigail Barton
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Abigail Barton as the Coalition’s 2020 summer policy intern. A rising junior at Brown University, Abigail is studying public policy and American studies, and she helps…
NLIHC Welcomes Research Intern Emma Foley
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Emma Foley as the Coalition’s 2020 summer research intern. Emma is currently pursuing a Master of Public Policy at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. She…
NLIHC Welcomes Graphic Design/Communications Intern Shuting Zhou
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Shuting Zhou as the Coalition’s 2020 summer graphic design/communications intern. Shuting is a new graduate from the Visual Communication Design program at The Ohio State…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of May 17
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of May 17: “Security deposits can be a high-cost hurdle to affordable housing,” The Washington Post, May 20 at:…
House Passes “HEROES Act” with Key Housing Resources and Protections
The House passed the “Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act” by a vote of 208-199 on the night of May 15. Introduced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on May 12,…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Housing & Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (May 18) national call on coronavirus, housing and homelessness at 2:30-4:00 pm ET to discuss the House-passed “HEROES Act” and needed advocacy actions to ensure its housing and…
Ibram Kendi to Address “Racial Equity During the COVID-19 Pandemic” on May 21
Join Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award-winning author of How to Be an Antiracist and Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, and Diane Yentel, NLIHC president…
HUD CPD Distributes $1 Billion Second-Round CDBG-CV Funds
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted the second round of CARES Act CDBG supplemental funding, CDBG-CV, on May 11. The methodology for distributing the $1 billion second…
HUD Eviction Moratorium Flyers Available in Multiple Languages
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) and Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily) have each made resident-oriented flyers explaining the CARES Act eviction moratorium. PIH’s…
HUD PIH Establishes Process for CARES Act Mainstream Voucher Allocation
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH 2020-09 on May 12. The notice describes the process for allocating unobligated Mainstream Voucher Program funding for incremental…