Where to Find Us – October 31
NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Housing for All Reception – Washington, DC, November 2 (Kim Johnson) California Rural Housing Coalition Summit:…
DHRC Sends Letter to FEMA Regarding Barriers to Assistance in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell expressing concern over the recent rise in the number of applications for Hurricane Fiona assistance in Puerto…
NLIHC Joins Hispanic Federation and Organizations in Puerto Rico in Sending Letter to FEMA and HUD about Hurricane Fiona Recovery
NLIHC joined the Hispanic Federation and the Puerto Rico-based organizations Fundacion Fondo De Acceso a la Justicia, Inc., Taller Salud, and Proyecto Matria in a letter to FEMA and HUD presenting a…
HUD Releases Updated Disaster Readiness, Response, and Recovery Guidebook for PHAs
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) released last month an updated version of its “Public Housing Agency Disaster Readiness, Response, and Recovery Guidebook.” The guidebook, the last…
Latest Disaster Housing Recovery Updates
Hurricane Ian FEMA has made individual assistance available to 26 counties in Florida. Residents in Brevard, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Flagler, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough,…
Appropriations Talks on the Hill Continue – Take Action!
Congressional leaders have left Capitol Hill to campaign in their home districts and states and will not return until after the November elections. Even so, Congressional and appropriations staff…
More Than 1,200 Attend National ERASE Convening Hosted by NLIHC in D.C.
More than 1,200 people came together in-person and online on October 17 for “Emergency Rental Assistance: The Path to a Permanent Program,” a national convening held by NLIHC’s ERASE project at the…
HUD Highlights Important Milestone in the Emergency Housing Voucher Program
HUD published a fact sheet on October 13 announcing that over 35,000 households have leased their own housing through the $5 billion Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program established by the “…
District of Columbia Wins Largest Voucher Discrimination Lawsuit in U.S. History
In a landmark resolution, Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine announced on October 20 that three D.C. real estate firms will pay $10 million for discriminating against renters who use…
Join Today’s (October 24) National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing
Join today’s (October 24) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4:00 pm ET. We will be joined by Rasheedah Phillips and Jasmine Rangel from PolicyLink, who will share PolicyLink’s Anti-…
Join Next Monday’s (October 31) Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar on GOTV Efforts, Election Protection, and Post-Disaster Ballot Access
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 webinar series features experts with frontline election experience to walk through every step of voter and candidate engagement activities and support housing…