Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 48
Memo: Final Spending Bill, More Bipartisan Housing Bills, Additional Meetings with Presidential Candidates, and More
Disaster Recovery Advocates Voice Concerns about Puerto Rico Recovery Plans
Disaster recovery advocates in Puerto Rico and around the country voiced concerns about the Puerto Rico Department of Housing’s (PRDOH’s) main recovery program in a statement released by Disaster…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, December 23, 2019
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 12/16…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 47
Memo: Bipartisan Bill Includes OSAH Campaign’s Emergency Assistance Proposal, Tomorrow’s Tweetstorm, Budget Deal, and More
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - December 16, 2019
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 12/9…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 46
Memo: New USICH Director Rejects Research and Best Practice on Ending Homelessness, New Housing Bills Introduced, and More
NLIHC Releases Report on Long-term Rental Recovery after Superstorm Sandy
NLIHC released on December 4 a report on the long-term recovery of rental housing after Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey. Based on quantitative data and interviews with key officials, program…
Atlantic Hurricane Season Comes to End After Fourth Consecutive Year of Massive Storms
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season officially came to an end on November 30, marking the fourth consecutive season of above-normal storm activity in the U.S., something not seen since 2001. The…
HUD Releases New Recovery Dollars - But Continues to Illegally Withhold Funding for Puerto Rico
HUD announced in a December 3 press release that it had allocated over $2.3 billion in federal funds to support long-term disaster recovery in fifteen states and four territories. The funding, which…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - December 9, 2019
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 11/25…
Coalition of Over 850 Organizations Joins Members of Congress in Calling for HUD to Immediately Release Disaster Aid to Puerto Rico
For more than 90 days, the Trump administration has violated the law by holding up congressionally approved disaster relief funds for Puerto Rico. Leaders from the National Low Income Housing…