Our Homes, Our Votes

Originally published August 12, 2019 in Des Moines Register Eric Burmeister, Lauren Johnson and Diane Yentel , Guest columnists Iowans, your voice matters on the issue of housing affordability! All…

Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 30

Presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on August 6 visited Skid Row in Los Angeles and toured the nearby Star Apartments, a facility providing permanent supportive housing…

UnidosUS hosted five of the Democratic presidential candidates at Vision 2020: A Conversation with the Candidates during its Annual Conference on August 5. UnidosUS, a national nonprofit…

Presidential candidates are addressing the issue of housing affordability in America like never before – in the most recent presidential debates and on the campaign trail, in town halls,…

Memo: Housing in the Debates, Defending Civil Rights, Puerto Rico, and More

During last week’s second round of Democratic debates, several presidential candidates talked about affordable housing solutions for the first time ever in a presidential debate.…

NLIHC conducted a webinar for affordable housing advocates on July 31 about engaging voters and candidates in the upcoming elections on the issue of affordable housing as part of its…

NLIHC’s partner on Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 the Polk Country Housing Trust Fund and our Our Homes, Our Votes, Our Iowa project partnered with Habitat for Humanity on two “Women…

Memo: Addressing Homelessness, Budget Deal, Disaster Recovery Reform, and More

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joined 2020 Democratic presidential candidates Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY), and Bernie Sanders (…

Presidential candidate Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) held a roundtable on affordable housing issues on July 26 in Iowa City, IA at the Cross Park Place, a permanent supportive housing…