Housing Instability & Homelessness

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House Committee Passes Bills Blocking Harmful HUD Proposals

The House Financial Services Committee passed two bills blocking harmful HUD proposals that would limit access to housing assistance for “mixed-status” immigrant families and transgender individuals experiencing homelessness. The “Keeping Families Together Act of 2019” (H.R. 2763) passed by a vote…

Representative Lee Introduces “Housing Bill of Rights” Resolution

On the final day of the Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action, Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced a House resolution calling for a “Housing Bill of Rights” to declare that all renters deserve safe, affordable and decent homes. The resolution affirms housing as a basic…

Study Explores Characteristics of Residents of Extended-Stay Motels in Georgia

A report by LiveNorcross, When Extended Stay Becomes Home, summarizes the findings of a survey of residents of extended-stay motels in Norcross, GA, that sought to better understand who is living in motels on an extended basis and why. The report found that most extended-stay residents originally…