Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - November 11, 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 11/04…
From the Field: Puerto Rico Think Tank Hosts Conference on Affordable Housing
Centro Para Una Economía Nueva (Center for a New Economy - CNE), a Puerto Rico-based, nonpartisan think tank, hosted the second conference in their Blueprint initiative series. The purpose of the…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 42
Memo: Reimagining Disaster Recovery, Senate FY20 Spending Bill, and More
NLIHC and DHRC Hold Convening to Reimagine Federal Disaster Housing Response and Recovery
NLIHC and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 850 local, state, and national organizations held a policy convening in Houston on October 28-30. The invitation-only…
House Passes Bill Commissioning Study on Streamlining Disaster Data and Damage Assessment Collection
The House of Representatives voted on October 29 to approve legislation directing HUD, FEMA, and other federal agencies involved in federal disaster recovery efforts to study ways of streamlining the…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – November 4, 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 10…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 41
Memo: POV – Remembering Shauna Sorrells, housing hearings and briefings, THUD appropriations, and more
Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination Against Black and Latinx Renters During Hurricane Harvey Recovery
In a lawsuit filed in federal court, Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) member Texas RioGrande Legal Aid and three low-income renters of color allege that the decision by HUD and the Texas…
Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on HUD Disaster Recovery Program
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development held a hearing on October 17 to address ongoing concerns with HUD’s refusal to provide Community Development…
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Federal Recovery Efforts from Recent Disasters
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management will hold a hearing, “An Assessment of Federal Recovery Efforts from…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - October 21, 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 10/14…