Where to Find Us – August 21
Florida Housing Coalition Statewide Affordable Housing Conference – Orlando, FL, August 28 (Dan Emmanuel) Annual Utah Housing Matters Convention – Midway, UT, August 28-30 (Sid Betancourt)…
Hawaii’s Worst-Ever Wildfire Destroys Town of Lahaina, Becomes Deadliest US Wildfire Since 2018
A brushfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui grew into a devastating wildfire that tore through portions of the island in what appears to be the worst disaster in the state’s history. The fire…
DHRC Sends Letter to Congress Requesting HUD and FEMA Disaster Funding and Inclusion of “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act” in Supplemental Appropriations Bill
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) sent a letter on August 8 to congressional leadership to request the quick passage of an emergency disaster supplemental appropriations bill…
Far-Right Republicans Continue Planning to Make Major Cuts to FY24 Appropriations – Take Action during August Recess!
Even while members of Congress are adjourned for August recess, members of the far-right House Freedom Caucus (HFC) are reportedly strategizing on how to exact even steeper funding cuts from the…
Senators Urge Biden Administration to Include Affordable Housing and Homeless Assistance Funding in Supplemental Spending Request
A group of 14 Democratic senators led by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) sent a letter on August 9 to President Biden urging his administration to include critically needed homeless assistance funding as…
HUD and VA Launch HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Boot Camps
HUD and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched the new HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) “Boot Camps” workshop series on August 8. The HUD-VASH Boot Camps are meant to…
Register for Today’s (8/14) NLIHC, Alliance, and CBPP Webinar on Homelessness and Housing First
NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (the Alliance), and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) invite advocates nationwide to register for the eighth webinar in our…
HUD Issues New Notice to Supplement Main RAD Notice
HUD’s Office of Recapitalization (Recap) issued Notice H-2023-08/PIH-2023-19, “Rental Assistance Demonstration – Supplemental Notice 4B,” dated July 27. Supplement 4B contains improved resident…
GAO Releases Report on National Housing Trust Fund
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released Affordable Housing: Improvements Needed in HUD’s Oversight of the Housing Trust Fund Program (GAO-23-105370) on August 8. The GAO report provides…
Celebrate Civic Health Month!
Our Homes, Our Votes is NLIHC’s nonpartisan campaign to boost voter turnout among low-income renters and educate candidates about housing solutions. NLIHC is proud to join over 300 organizations…
Join Next Monday’s (8/21) “Tenant Talk Live” on Forming a Tenant-Based Group!
NLIHC will host the next session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar geared towards tenant and resident leaders – next Monday, August 21, at 6 pm ET. The webinar, “How to Form a Tenant-Based Group:…