NLIHC Joins Letter Urging Coronavirus Responses to Address the Needs of People with Disabilities
NLIHC joined a sign-on letter on March 3 urging local, state, and national responses to the coronavirus pandemic to address the needs of people with disabilities at every stage of the pandemic. Led…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - Monday, March 23, 2020
NLIHC and its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) are hosting weekly national calls on COVID-19, homelessness, and housing every Monday afternoon. The next call is today (March 23), 2:30…
NLIHC Provides New Resource to Guide Federal Coronavirus Response Related to Housing for Those Most in Need
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) launched on March 10 a new resource to guide the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic related to housing for those most in need. The…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - March 16, 2020
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 3/09…
Senator Sherrod Brown Sends Letter to Administration Requesting They Address Serious Coronavirus Concerns in Assisted Housing
Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter on March 11 to Vice President Mike Pence, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, and Department of…
Senate Democrats Release Proposal for Coronavirus Response, Include Important Provisions for Housing and Homelessness
Senate Democrats released a proposal on March 11 to address the health and economic needs of individuals and communities impacted by the coronavirus. In addition to funding for emergency unemployment…
House Passes COVID-19 Emergency Bill Without Housing Assistance
A COVID-19 emergency bill passed in the House by a bipartisan vote of 363-40 on the night of March 13. The vote came after a tentative agreement was reached between House Democrats and the…
Housing is Health Care – by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
Congress is about to pass an emergency spending bill that neglects the urgent needs of people experiencing homelessness, a glaring and appalling oversight. People experiencing homelessness are at…
Disaster Recovery Research Consortium Holds Meetings with Congressional Offices and HUD
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Research Consortium convened in Washington, DC on March 2-3 and met with congressional offices and officials from HUD about data and research priorities for…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - March 9, 2020
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 3/02…
DHRC-Supported “Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act” Unanimously Passes House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
“The Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act” (H.R. 2914), introduced by Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), was unanimously approved by the House…