HUD Creates New Disaster Recovery Program to Assist Disaster-Impacted Individuals Experiencing Homelessness and Households with Low Incomes
Following years of advocacy by the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC), HUD announced on October 24 the creation of the Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) program to…
Latest COVID-19 and Housing/Homelessness Updates – October 31, 2022
National Updates Department of the Treasury The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released the reallocation amounts for ERA2 Quarter 1 Reallocation and Designated Voluntary Reallocations…
Latest Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – October 31, 2022
Hurricane Ian FEMA has acknowledged that more than 400 disaster survivors in Florida received improper approvals for Critical Needs Assistance payments. Many of those survivors said they were…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – October 28, 2022
In response to years of advocacy by the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC), HUD announced on October 24 the creation of the Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH)…
NLIHC Statement on HUD’s New Disaster Housing Recovery Program to Address Homelessness
Washington, DC – The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced yesterday, the creation of the Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) program to help the lowest-income and…
Update! HUD Creates New Disaster Housing Recovery Program, Filling an Important Gap in Addressing Homelessness
HUD’s New Disaster Housing Recovery Program Fills an Important Gap in Addressing Homelessness In response to years of advocacy by the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition, HUD announced on…
DHRC Sends Letter to FEMA Regarding Barriers to Assistance in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell expressing concern over the recent rise in the number of applications for Hurricane Fiona assistance in Puerto…
NLIHC Joins Hispanic Federation and Organizations in Puerto Rico in Sending Letter to FEMA and HUD about Hurricane Fiona Recovery
NLIHC joined the Hispanic Federation and the Puerto Rico-based organizations Fundacion Fondo De Acceso a la Justicia, Inc., Taller Salud, and Proyecto Matria in a letter to FEMA and HUD presenting a…
HUD Releases Updated Disaster Readiness, Response, and Recovery Guidebook for PHAs
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…
Latest Disaster Housing Recovery Updates
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,…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – October 21, 2022
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…