From the Field: New Jersey Budget Includes Significant Housing Investments
The New Jersey state budget signed by Governor Phil Murphy on June 29 preserves full funding of New Jersey’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) and uses general funds to pay for other non-AHTF…
NHLP to Hold Webinar on Crime-Free Programs and Nuisance Property Ordinances
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will conduct a webinar, “Crime-Free Programs and Nuisance Property Ordinances: How Their Enforcement May Implicate Civil Rights and Other Laws,” on Thursday,…
NLIHC Seeks ERASE Project Coordinator
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) seeks a project coordinator for its ERASE (End Rental Arears to Stop Evictions) project to ensure that the historic emergency rental assistance ($46…
NLIHC Seeks Fund Development Intern for Fall Semester
Help the NLIHC end homelessness and housing poverty in America! NLIHC seeks a fund development intern for the fall semester (August or early September to December) to support NLIHC activities and…
NLIHC Research Intern Bids Coalition Adieu
My name is Isabel Weir, and I just finished my last week as a research intern at NLIHC during the summer of 2021. During my time at the Coalition, I worked closely with the research team on emergency…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of August 1
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of August 1: “Covid-19 spike prompts Biden to launch new eviction ban,” Forbes Advisor, August 3 at: https://bit.…
CDC Eviction Moratorium Allowed to Expire; Immediate Action Needed at Federal, State and Local Levels to Keep Renters Safe
As the Delta variant surges and our understanding of its dangers grow, over 6.5 million renter households remain behind on rent and at heightened risk of losing both their homes and their ability to…
Take Action! Biden Administration Calls on Stakeholders to Raise Awareness of Emergency Rental Assistance
The Biden administration is calling on major companies, nonprofits, government agencies, faith-based organizations, and others to spread the word that emergency rental assistance (ERA) is available…
Senators Announce Bipartisan Deal on Infrastructure Package, Action Needed on Reconciliation Package
A group of senators negotiating a bipartisan infrastructure deal announced on July 28 that they had reached an agreement on the $1.2 trillion package. While legislative text for the bill is yet to be…
Congresswoman Cori Bush Introduces “Unhoused Bill of Rights”
Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO) on July 28 introduced the “Unhoused Bill of Rights,” a federal resolution calling on Congress to end the homelessness crisis by 2025. The resolution urges the federal…
Join NLIHC Campaign Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (August 2) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. This week’s call will focus on the expiration of the CDC eviction moratorium and immediate actions needed at the federal,…