Major Disaster Declared after Hurricane Fiona Strikes Puerto Rico
Almost five years to the day after Hurricane Maria brought catastrophic damage to Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona upended lives across the island when it came ashore on September 18. Over the next…
Community-Based Organizations in Puerto Rico Offer Support in Aftermath of Hurricane Fiona
As many disaster-stricken areas have discovered, the recovery process is often a years-long effort, requiring the experience and connections of community-based non-profits to be fully successful. For…
NLIHC and Other National Housing and Civil Rights Organizations Send Letter to HUD Demanding Action on Texas Discrimination Finding
NLIHC and 10 other national housing and civil rights organizations sent a letter to HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge on September 21 requesting that the agency suspend funding for Texas’s disaster…
Commission on Civil Rights Releases Report on Federal Response to Hurricanes Maria and Harvey
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) released a landmark report detailing the federal response to Hurricanes Harvey and Maria, “Civil Rights and Protections during the Federal Response to…
Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 27, Issue 37
Memo: Appropriations Negotiations Stall; Protecting Immigrant Families’ Access to Housing; Rural Housing Hearing; and More
House Passes Disaster Recovery Legislation That Would Divert Recovery Funds from Lowest-Income Households
The “Expediting Disaster Recovery Act” was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on September 14 by a vote of 405-20. The bill will now move to the Senate. Several of the bill’s provisions…
Coronavirus Updates – September 19, 2022
National Updates Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs is holding a webinar on September 21 at 2 pm ET that will provide a basic overview of…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – September 19, 2022
Congressional and Executive Actions The U.S. House of Representatives returned from August recess to pass a raft of disaster recovery legislation on September 13 and 14. The bills included the “…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – September 16, 2022
The “Expediting Disaster Recovery Act” was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 405-20 on September 14. The bill will now move to the U.S. Senate. Several of the bill’s provisions…
Mill Fire in Northern California Kills Two and Destroys More Than 100 Homes
The Mill Fire burned through portions of Siskiyou County in Northern California over Labor Day weekend. The fire began on September 2 near a lumber mill on the outskirts of Weed, a town of…
Texas GLO Ignores HUD Deadline to Negotiate about Civil Rights Violations Resulting from Mitigation Plan
Nearly five years to the day after Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Southeastern Texas coast, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) failed to meet a deadline on August 27 to respond to a request…