House Financial Services Marks Up on FY17 Budget Views and Estimates
On February 2 and 3, the House Committee on Financial Services marked up its Views and Estimates on the FY17 budget, which is submitted to the House Budget Committee for consideration in preparing…
Hearing Set on Health of FHA
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance will hold a hearing, “The Future of Housing in America: Examining the Health of the Federal Housing Administration,” on February 11…
HUD Seeks Comments on Rulemaking for Over-Income Public Housing Households
On February 3, HUD issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) in the Federal Register to seek comments on how HUD can structure policies to ensure that individuals and families residing…
NLIHC Voterization Webinar, February 17
The first webinar in NLIHC’s 2016 Voterization series, “Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges of Voter Registration,” will be presented on Wednesday, February 17 at 2:00pm ET. Throughout the…
Childhood Environment and Gender Gaps in Adulthood
A new paper titled Childhood Environment and Gender Gaps in Adulthood examines the relationship between childhood environment and gender gaps in economic well-being in adulthood. The findings…
Discrimination Against Transgender Women Persists in Shelters
The Center for American Progress and the Equal Rights Center recently released a study titled Discrimination Against Transgender Women Seeking Access to Homeless Shelters. Utilizing test calls to 100…
Fact of the Week: Percentage of Shelters Willing to House Transgender Homeless Women
Source: Rooney, C., Durso, L.E., Gruberg, S. (2016). Discrimination Against Transgender Women Seeking Access to Homeless Shelters. Center for American Progress. See at: http://ampr.gs/1PVrEoo.
Housing Assistance Council to Host Webinar on Proposed Duty to Serve Rule
The Housing Assistance Council will host a webinar on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s proposed rule regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s duty to serve traditionally underserved markets. The…
NLIHC Welcomes Sarah Jemison as New Housing Advocacy Organizer
Sarah Jemison joined NLIHC on February 1 as a Housing Advocacy Organizer. Prior to coming to NLIHC, Sarah worked as the Special Projects Fellow at Achievement Prep Charter School in Southeast DC,…
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…