Disaster Housing Recovery Update – August 28, 2023
Congressional and National Updates Congress remains unlikely to replenish FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund any time soon. While lawmakers on both sides of the aisle recognize the urgent need to do so –…
Address from NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel on Equitable Disaster Housing Recovery
The catastrophic wildfire on the island of Maui in Hawaii constitutes the deadliest disaster in the history of that state and the deadliest wildfire in the modern era. Fanned by the winds of one of…
Address from NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel on Equitable Disaster Housing Recovery
The catastrophic wildfire on the island of Maui in Hawaii constitutes the deadliest disaster in the history of that state and the deadliest wildfire in the modern era. Fanned by the winds of one of…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – August 25, 2023
Congressional and National Updates Congress remains unlikely to replenish FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund any time soon. While lawmakers on both sides of the aisle recognize the urgent need to do so –…
Tropical Storm Hilary Causes Devastating Flooding in Southern California
Tropical Storm Hilary, which formed as a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean last week, traveled north along Mexico’s Baja Peninsula before beginning to impact southern California on August 20. Parts of…
Hawaii Grapples with Scale of Catastrophic Wildfires, Deadliest of Modern Times
The death toll following the wildfires that tore through portions of the Hawaiian island of Maui earlier this month has reached 114, while the mayor of Lahaina has suggested that more than 850 people…
Hawaii’s Worst-Ever Wildfire Destroys Town of Lahaina, Becomes Deadliest US Wildfire Since 2018
A brushfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui grew into a devastating wildfire that tore through portions of the island in what appears to be the worst disaster in the state’s history. The fire…
DHRC Sends Letter to Congress Requesting HUD and FEMA Disaster Funding and Inclusion of “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act” in Supplemental Appropriations Bill
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) sent a letter on August 8 to congressional leadership to request the quick passage of an emergency disaster supplemental appropriations bill…
NLIHC-Endorsed “Disaster Assistance Simplification Act” Passed by Senate
The NLIHC-endorsed “Disaster Assistance Simplification Act” was passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on July 28. The bill, which would create a uniform application for all federal disaster…
NLIHC Submits Comments on FEMA Resilience Program
NLIHC submitted comments on behalf of its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) on July 25 regarding a recent request by FEMA for information regarding the Community Disaster Resilience Zone (…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – July 31, 2023
Congressional and National Updates Congress remains unlikely to replenish FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund anytime soon. While lawmakers on both sides of the aisle recognize the urgency of the issue –…