Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 33
Memo: Disaster Disparities (POV), NLIHC Membership Month Kicks Off, and More
Hurricane Dorian: More than 342,000 Households with Low Incomes in Evacuation Areas Challenged to Find a Way Out
As Hurricane Dorian approaches the U.S., government officials have issued mandatory and voluntary evacuations along the East Coast from southern Florida to North Carolina. More than 342,000 low-…
Members of Congress Call on HUD to Release Disaster Aid to Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
More than two dozen members of Congress sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on August 21 urging him to release a Federal Register notice to trigger the release of desperately needed…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – September 3, 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 8/…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 32
Memo: New Housing Plans from Presidential Candidates, #DefendCivilRights Tweetstorm, and More
Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Expresses Serious Concerns about FEMA Activity in Puerto Rico
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA Director of Individual Assistance Chris Smith outlining serious concerns with the execution FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) in Puerto Rico.…
HUD Releases Notice Distributing Disaster Mitigation Funds to Some Impacted States, Excludes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
HUD released a Federal Register notice allocating nearly $6.875 billion in mitigation funding to multiple states recovering from 2015, 2016 and 2017 disasters. The funds were approved through a…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates, August 26, 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 8/19…
A Coalition of More than 800 Says Trump is Preventing Americans from Recovering after a Natural Disaster
Washington, DC – In response to HUD’s decision – announced on August 23 in a Federal Register Notice – to continue to withhold disaster mitigation funds for Puerto Rico, the NLIHC-led Disaster…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 31
Memo: Another HUD Attack on Fair Housing, New Podcast with NY Times Reporter Emily Badger, and More
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, August 19, 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 8/…