Memo to Members

The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of August 11: “I Fled My Home in Georgia with Two Kids – and Faced America’s Housing Crisis” Newsweek, August…

Founded in 1974 by Cushing N. Dolbeare, NLIHC educates, organizes, and advocates to ensure decent, affordable housing for everyone. NLIHC is dedicated to bridging the gap between incomes and housing…

Alaska Housing Summit – Anchorage, AK, August 28-29 (Chantelle Wilkinson) THN 2024 Texas Conference on Ending Homelessness – Houston, TX, September 11 (Tia Turner)  Our Homes, Our Votes:…

Memo: Join Today's (8/12) National HoUSed Campaign Call; Take Action during August Recess; New Bills, Resources, and Webinars; and More!

Join today’s (8/12) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 3:30 pm ET to learn about the disaster housing recovery needs of the lowest-income renters! Noah Patton and Meghan Mertyris of NLIHC’s…

Members of Congress are back in their home states and districts until September 9 for a month-long work period known as “August recess.” During this time, advocates will have valuable opportunities…

HUD announced changes to the HUD-U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program in a press release on August 8. The changes aim to help more veterans with service-…

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in partnership with HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (…

Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the “Creating Opportunities for New Skills Training at Rural and Underserved Colleges and Trade Schools (CONSTRUCTS) Act” in the U.S. Senate on August 2. The…

The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2024 webinar series provides resources, guidance, and inspiration for organizations and individuals seeking to launch or strengthen their own nonpartisan voter and candidate…

New Resources from National Voter Registration Day National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) – a nonpartisan day of action on September 17 to celebrate voter registration and promote voter…

A recent study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science, “Housing-related companion animal relinquishment across 21 animal shelters in the United States from 2019-2023,” analyzes animal shelter intake…