Senators from States Impacted by Recent Hurricanes Call on Biden Administration to Submit Disaster Recovery Funding Request to Congress – Take Action!
Senators from Virginia, Georgia, and North Carolina sent a joint letter to President Biden on October 16 urging the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to “submit to Congress a…
Celebrate Vote Early Day Tomorrow (10/29)!
Vote Early Day is a nonpartisan Civic Holiday dedicated to helping voters learn about their options for casting their ballots ahead of Election Day. NLIHC’s nonpartisan Our Homes, Our Votes…
Register for Next Monday’s (11/4) Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar: “Overcoming Voter Suppression and Building Confidence in Elections”
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2024 webinar series provides resources, guidance, and inspiration for organizations and individuals seeking to launch or strengthen their own nonpartisan voter and…
USICH Releases New Spotlight in Homelessness Prevention Series
The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released on October 21 a new spotlight on family homelessness as part of its Homelessness Prevention Series. The spotlight focuses on local…
Register for Tomorrow’s (10/29) Joint NLIHC, NHLC, and SEAP Webinar on Housing and Homelessness in the Wake of Natural Disasters
NLIHC will co-host a webinar with the National Homelessness Law Center (NHLC) and the Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP) tomorrow (October 29) at 12 pm ET. Led by Noah Patton of NLIHC and…
New Poll Reveals Ohio and South Carolina Voters Are Deeply Concerned about Affordable Housing
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign released the results of two statewide opinion polls in Ohio and South Carolina that it recently commissioned through Hart Research Associates. The polls…
NLIHC to Host Tenant Protections Webinar Series Beginning on 11/20!
NLIHC’s State and Local Innovation (SLI) project will soon initiate the next component of its State and Local Tenant Protection Series: A Primer on Renters’ Rights with a webinar series focused…
NLIHC Disaster Recovery Research Consortium Meets in D.C. to Discuss Opportunities for Collaboration
NLIHC’s Disaster Recovery Research Consortium met in Washington, D.C. between October 22 and 24 to discuss opportunities for collaboration between advocacy and community organizations and research…
Demographic Shifts and Higher Housing Costs Are Leading to More Cost Burdens among Veteran Renters
An article published in Social Currents, “Rent Burden and Demographic Change Among Veterans: A Research Brief,” aims to understand recent trends in rental housing cost burdens and housing…
Housing Cost Burden among Veteran Renters Drastically Increased from 1976 to 2021
Source: Hess, C., Horan, K., Collette, T., Sanchez Cardona, I., Channer, B., & Moore, B. (2024). Rent Burden and Demographic Change Among Veterans: A Research Brief. Social Currents. Available at…
Tenant Screening Discrimination Case Settled in D.C.
In July, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) of Washington, D.C., in partnership with Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll and NLIHC member Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and…