HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) released last month an updated version of its “Public Housing Agency Disaster Readiness, Response, and Recovery Guidebook.” The guidebook, the last…
Hurricane Ian
FEMA has made individual assistance available to 26 counties in Florida. Residents in Brevard, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Flagler, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough,…
After postponing its national call this week, the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) will hold its next call on October 25. The call will feature speakers from Puerto Rico and…
NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition urge FEMA to ensure assistance for disaster survivors
Washington, DC – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and its Disaster Housing…
Writing on behalf of NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) and the Disaster Recovery Research Consortium (DRRC), NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on October 12 to FEMA…
National Updates
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Participating Jurisdictions (PJs) developing non-congregate shelter (NCS) units with HOME Investment Partnerships-American Rescue…
As Florida and Puerto Rico continued response and recovery efforts following Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, NLIHC held its second National Disaster Webinar on October 11 to discuss disaster recovery…
President Biden traveled to Puerto Rico on October 3, landing in hard-hit Ponce to talk to disaster survivors and announce an influx of federal funding. The president also applauded the work being…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), along with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), released a statement on September 28 reminding…
Households with low incomes are most impacted by disasters, yet they receive the least assistance and fewest protections when recovering afterward. The recovery following Hurricane Ian is proving to…
Hurricane Ian
On Wednesday, October 5, President Biden and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell traveled to Fort Myers, Florida, to meet with small-business owners and local residents impacted by…
