Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery - April 2
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, March 28, 2018
General Updates Letter Urging Public Input in PR. NLIHC, other national advocates, and local organizations in Puerto Rico sent a letter to Governor Rosselló and HUD Secretary Carson expressing…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Monday, March 26, 2018
GENERAL UPDATES Free legal assistance is available for all disaster survivors in California, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands through the Disaster Legal Services of the…
Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Releases Policy Recommendations for State Action Plans
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 700 organizations provided a comprehensive set of policy recommendations that advocates can use with state governors to ensure…
House Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing on Preparedness, Response, and Rebuilding
FEMA Administrator Brock Long and other federal and state officials reported to the House Homeland Security Committee at a hearing on March 15 about the lessons learned about preparedness, response…
Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery - March 26
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since the last update in Memo to Members and…
Disaster Recovery: A New Coalition Calls for Proven Solutions
Disaster recovery creates an opportunity for a community to rebuild better with the use of federal Community Development Block Grants—Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to address long-time housing…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, March 21, 2018
General Updates HUD Webinars. HUD is holding free webinars to provide an overview of the new loss mitigation policies that address disaster-affected borrowers. The webinar is open to all FHA-…
Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Provides Policy Recommendations for Puerto Rico and Other Impacted States
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition of more than 700 organizations provided a comprehensive set of policy recommendations that advocates can use with state governors to ensure that…
DHCR Publishes Disaster Recovery Priorities for FY18 Spending Bill
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHCR) published its top disaster recovery priorities for Congress to include in any final FY18 omnibus spending bill. Congress may begin debate on…
NLIHC Provides Spanish Version of its Outline of the CDBG-DR Federal Register Notice
A Spanish version of NLIHC’s “Outline of the CDBG-DR Federal Register Notice” is now available thanks to Francisco Rodriquez from Coalición de Coaliciones de Puerto Rico. The outline is designed to…