National Call on HoUsed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing
NLIHC provides multiple opportunities for local, state, and national organizations to dive deeper into the critical issues facing our communities during and beyond the pandemic.
Join NLIHC’s bi-weekly National Call on HoUsed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing every other Monday from 2:30-4:00 pm ET to learn more about how to advance long-term solutions to end the housing crisis and achieve housing justice. NLIHC’s HoUSed campaign is focused on advancing anti-racist policies and achieving the large-scale, sustained investments and reforms necessary to ensure that renters with the lowest incomes have an affordable and accessible place to call home. Register for NLIHC’s weekly HoUSed campaign call at: https://bit.ly/3ub2sWM
Over the past two years, NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) has been hosting weekly national calls to share information about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on people experiencing homelessness and America’s lowest-income renters, as well as the responses being carried out by federal, state, and local governments, homeless service providers, housing providers, and advocates. We invite you to continue engaging in these issues by participating in our Disaster Recovery Working Group calls every Tuesday at 3:00 pm ET! Learn more and register at: https://bit.ly/34Efwsa
Schedule
- Mondays
NLIHC National Call on HoUsed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing
Mondays at 2:30 p.m. EST
Join NLIHC’s national HoUSed campaign call to learn more about how to advance long-term solutions to end the housing crisis and achieve housing justice! We will hear from organizations in the field about pressing and emerging issues, learn more about the needs facing marginalized populations, share lessons learned and best practices, get updates from members of Congress and federal agencies, and provide other updates on federal resources and opportunities to advance the HoUSed campaign’s policy agenda. Register for NLIHC’s weekly HoUSed campaign call at: https://bit.ly/3ub2sWM
*Please note: starting on April 11, the HoUSed Call will be held on a bi-weekly rotation.
"Tenant Talk Live” for Resident Leaders
Monday at 6:00 p.m. EST
Tenant Talk Live calls/webinars provide opportunities for residents to connect with NLIHC and one another, to share best practices, and to learn how to be more involved in influencing federal housing policies and to lead in their communities. Normally held once every other month, Tenant Talk Live is now being offered more frequently to inform and learn from resident leaders about how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting their lives and how they are responding.
Our Homes, Our Votes
Monday at 2:30pm ET
Our Homes, Our Votes is NLIHC’s nonpartisan campaign to increase voter participation among low-income renters and to educate candidates about housing solutions. Because of stark disparities in voter turnout between low-income renters and high-income homeowners, too many policymakers turn their attention away from the affordable housing crisis and disregard the housing needs of their low-income constituents. Our Homes, Our Votes aims to break this cycle by providing the tools and resources that housing advocates need to mobilize low-income voters and engage with candidates. The Our Homes, Our Votes webinar series brings experts with frontline election experience to walk through every step of voter engagement and support housing organizations’ nonpartisan election efforts. The webinar will take place every other Monday at 2:30pm ET from April through November 2022.
- Tuesdays
Legislative Working Group
Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. EST
The legislative working group focuses on the strategies and tactics needed to move legislation forward in Congress, including the HoUSed campaign’s top priorities for the Build Back Better Act. These calls are best suited for those who regularly engage in federal advocacy.
*This call is closed to the press and will not be recorded.
Register for the Legislative Working Group at: https://bit.ly/3euCRkX
- Wednesdays
State/Local Implementation Working Group
Every other Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. EST
The state and local implementation working group will provide opportunities to share lessons learned and best practices as organizations work to respond to the housing needs of people experiencing homelessness and the lowest-income renters. This working group will track how federal resources provided under the CARES Act, including HUD funding, unemployment insurance, and stimulus checks, are reaching those individuals with the greatest needs and will identify needed policy changes. Participants will also share practical guidance on how to use this opportunity to address racial equity issues and serve marginalized populations, including people with criminal records and undocumented immigrants.
*This call is closed to the press and will not be recorded.
Register at: https://bit.ly/2RDzAWk
DHRC’s Disaster Recovery Working Group
Every Wednesday at 2:00 pm ET
The Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) is a group of over 850 local, state, and national organizations working in disaster recovery and housing to ensure that all disaster survivors – including those with the lowest incomes – receive the assistance they need to fully recover. The DHRC holds weekly calls to hear updates from members on disaster recovery efforts from around the country, share best practices, and stay up to date on the latest federal changes to the disaster recovery response framework. The DHRC is a nationally recognized leader in federal recovery reform efforts and working group conversations help identify and guide federal policy reform needed to improve FEMA’s disaster homelessness and housing recovery efforts.
*This call is closed to the press and will not be recorded.
Register at: https://bit.ly/34Efwsa
CHCDF/DHRC Webinar on CARES Act and Homelessness/Affordable Housing
Wednesday, April 23 at 1:00 p.m. ET
Join members of NLIHC’s Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding and Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition on April 23 at 1:00 p.m. ET for a webinar on opportunities for advocates and state and local governments to meet the immediate and long-term housing needs of low-income communities and people experiencing homelessness.
Find Webinar Recording Here
- Thursdays
Puerto Rico Working Group
Every other Thursday at 3:00 p.m. EST
The Puerto Rico working group has been meeting since Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the island and has continued through the recent earthquakes and now the pandemic. This working group is facilitated by the DHRC, but it is led by advocates and organizations working in Puerto Rico.
*This call is closed to the press and will not be recorded.
Register for the Puerto Rico working group at: https://bit.ly/2XD8HG4
Past Work Group/Calls
- National Calls
You can access the recording and presentation slides of the DHRC’s national calls on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness and the national HoUSed campaign calls below.
Previous National Calls 2021/2022:
- Tenant Talk Live
Date Recording 4/6/2020 youtu.be/44q5B7nFgug 4/27/2020 youtu.be/bglses7UZlA 5/11/2020 youtu.be/gPu6LGG7rqA 6/1/2020 youtu.be/DZbBldPY8Rg 6/22/2020 youtu.be/wGVY-6Xn6lU 7/6/2020 youtu.be/SAKRzp-WYhM 7/20/2020 youtu.be/beQ51S4zQ3Q 8/3/2020 youtu.be/cLSVXXUgjDY 8/17/2020 youtu.be/KNVqnkSD3I0 8/31/2020 youtu.be/di9pkF0MFq8 9/14/2020 youtu.be/xLz56HILpX4 10/5/2020 youtu.be/9rYCJ1jlLEA 11/2/2020 youtu.be/8TtLH6bAr7Q 12/7/2020 youtu.be/CkMcBMi8iWk 1/4/2021 youtu.be/En52uU7hSeY 2/1/2021 youtu.be/XgOjVIzM4PE 3/1/2021 youtu.be/TbBgxtZCHxc 4/5/2021 youtu.be/yoTmkfDrq3s 8/2/2021 youtu.be/L567XiZmCr4 - Other Webinars
Webinars Name
Recording
Date
Presentation
Housing and Elections: Why This Work Matters
https://tinyurl.com/yc37b73f 04/04/2022 https://tinyurl.com/2p9k8dx9 Getting Started on Election Work
https://tinyurl.com/2sr6ddrn 04/18/2022 https://tinyurl.com/yckpp4md Legal Considerations for Nonprofit Organizations
https://tinyurl.com/3u4juujn 05/02/2022 https://tinyurl.com/3bvt8ymf How Multi-sector Partnerships Advance Racial Equity Through a Housing Campaign youtu.be/IeJ2PBjZQV0 05/04/2022 N/A - FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Coronavirus and Homelessness
People living without basic shelter are at a particularly high risk of a Coronavirus outbreak.
Economic Impact Payments
Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) are one-time direct payments from the federal government authorized in the CARES.
FEMA Resources during COVID-19
During the coronavirus pandemic, FEMA has focused on its usual areas of expertise: operational coordination and providing funding assistance for emergency protective measures.
Unemployment Insurance
Unemployment insurance (UI) is a cash benefit program established to ensure working people have income support if they lose their job.
Webinar Renters' Rights
The federal eviction moratorium covers rental properties that receive federal assistance from HUD, USDA, and the Treasury through housing built using the LIHTC program.
CARES Act Analysis
The NLIHC has completed a full analysis of the housing provisions in the CARES Act.