DNC & RNC Party Platforms
Affordable Housing Mentioned in Democratic & Republican Party Platforms THE RECENTLY ADOPTED DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE 2020 PLATFORM AND THE PLATFORM APPROVED BY REPUBLICAN NATIONAL…
Voter Engagement
The Campaign Trail: Presidential Primary Engagement Recap Voters care deeply about solutions to the affordable housing and homelessness crisis, but to make informed voting choices between candidates…
State Laws and Information
Voting Laws in your Own State One of the most significant barriers to voting is the wide variation in laws by state. Laws change from year to year, and people move from one state to another. And…
Important Partners and Websites
Voter Engagement Resources AS YOU ARE PLANNING VOTER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THIS ELECTION SEASON, ACCESS THE MANY FREE, ONLINE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. SELECTED RESOURCES ARE OUTLINED BELOW,…
A History of Voter Suppression
VOTER SUPPRESSION IS AN UNFORTUNATE BUT CONSISTENT FEATURE OF THE U.S. POLITICAL SYSTEM. LIMITATIONS ON THE RIGHT TO VOTE WERE CODIFIED IN THE JUNE 2013 CASE OF SHELBY COUNTY V. HOLDER, IN WHICH THE…
Urgency of Voting
Why Affordable Housing Groups Should Engage in the Election Affordable homes are built with bricks and dry wall. They are also built with ballots. Yet low-income renters turn out to vote at much…
Message from the Editorial Board
Dear Readers, It has been quite the summer. Our last issue in late spring focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it would affect low-income renters. Since then, the pandemic has raged around the…
NLIHC Releases Research Note on How Rental Assistance Programs Are Addressing Housing Instability during COVID-19
NLIHC released today a Research Note, “State and Local Rental Assistance Programs: Finding Solutions for a Growing Crisis,” that provides a descriptive analysis of rental assistance programs created…
NLIHC Releases Spanish Edition of Tenant Talk: A Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (Una Respuesta a la Pandemia de COVID-19)
NLIHC released on July 15 a special Spanish-language edition of the recently released Tenant Talk: A Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic – Shelter in Place Requires Shelter. Una…
Tenant Talk Policy Updates
NEW! Legislative Action Center NLIHC has launched a new advocacy tool called the Legislative Action Center for advocates to use to learn about NLIHC’s policy priorities and take…
Dire Consequences of School and University Closures
Schools all over the country have closed. The New York Times recently reported that approximately 1.5 million school-aged children are experiencing homelessness in the U.S., the highest recorded in…
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence, Housing Instability and Coronavirus Domestic violence correlates with housing insecurity, as 92% of women experiencing homelessness report having experienced severe physical or…