NLIHC Accepting Applications for Internships for Summer 2016
NLIHC is accepting resumes for summer 2016 internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues, with…
Last Call for Organizing Award Nominations
This is the last call for nominations for NLIHC’s 2015 Organizing Award. February 5th is the deadline for nominations. The NLIHC Organizing Award gives national recognition for outstanding…
CBO Report Details Increased Deficit Projections; Hearing Rescheduled
The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2016 to 2026 report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) was released on January 25. According to CBO, the federal deficit is projected to grow by about $8.5…
House Financial Services Will Hold Mark-up on FY17 Budget, February 2
The House Committee on Financial Services will hold a mark-up of its “Views and Estimates” on the budget for FY17 on February 2. Early each calendar year, each Committee submits a Views and…
CBPP: Low Income Programs Shortchanged
A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) analyzes how the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations allocated the $33 billion in funds for nondefense discretionary (NDD…
Housing Assistance Reform Bill Goes to House Floor Week of February 1
Housing assistance reform legislation, H.R. 3700, the “Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act,” is expected to be considered by the full House of Representatives floor during the week of…
FHA to Cut Insurance Rates on Multifamily Mortgages to Spur Development
On January 28, HUD announced that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will lower its insurance rates for multifamily mortgages in an effort to increase and preserve affordable and energy-…
NLIHC Voterization Webinar, February 17
In the coming months, NLIHC will offer a series of webinars to train advocates and service providers on how to carry out non-partisan voter registration, voter education, and get-out-the-vote…
From the Field: New Mexico Advocates Demand More Funding for Housing and Expansion of Hate Crimes Protection
Members and allies of the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness (NMCEH), an NLIHC State Partner, rallied at the state capitol in Santa Fe on January 27 for NMCEH’s annual Lobby Day. More than 90…
Rent Increases Forecasted to Slow Down in 2016, But Not for Low Income Renters
Online real estate company Zillow forecasts that annual appreciation in rental prices will slow down nationally from 3.3 percent in 2015 to 1.1 percent by December 2016. The median monthly rental…
National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness, February 18-19
The National Alliance to End Homelessness will hold its annual National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness on February 18-19, 2016, in Oakland, California. Community leaders,…