NLIHC Sends Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership Requesting Action to Ensure Access to FEMA Resources
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee calling for…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s June 2 National Call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness”
NLIHC’s last national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on June 2. The call featured an opening conversation with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), as well as…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – Monday, June 8, 2020
National Updates Congress The Colorado Sun published an op-ed by Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) urging Congress to address the housing crisis in the next relief package. In addition to…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – Monday, June 1, 2020
National Updates Congress Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) wrote to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on May 22 urging the department to move quickly in distributing more than $9 billion in housing…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s May 26 National Call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness”
NLIHC’s last national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on May 26. The call featured updates from national, state, and local advocates and service providers working to…
HUD CPD Issues Second Round of Waivers for ESG, CoC, and HOPWA
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued a Memorandum containing a second set of regulation waivers on May 22 affecting the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Continuum of Care (…
Speaker Pelosi to Join Next National Call on Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will join our next national call on Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness on Tuesday, June 2, 3:30-5 pm ET, to talk about the “HEROES Act,” the bill’s essential housing…
Rent is Due – by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
Rent is due today, and millions of people in America can’t afford to pay. Without a significant federal intervention, a wave of evictions and a spike in homelessness will devastate individuals,…
Join NLIHC’s Weekly “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” Call Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (May 26) national call on coronavirus, housing and homelessness at 2:30-4:00 pm ET. We will discuss updates and needed actions on getting critical housing and homelessness…
NLIHC Participates in House Financial Services Committee Roundtable on Impact of COVID-19 on Housing and Homelessness
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel participated on May 22 in a virtual roundtable hosted by the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance on the “…
Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on CARES Act Implementation
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a remote hearing regarding “The Quarterly CARES Act Report to Congress” on May 20. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal…