NLIHC Joins More Than 1,000 Organizations in Signing on to Public Charge Comment Letter
NLIHC signed on to a comment letter urging the Biden administration to act quickly to reform the “public charge rule” to ensure immigrant families can access critical safety net services without fear…
Register for May 2 Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar on Legal Considerations for Nonprofits Carrying Out Voter and Candidate Engagement
Our Homes, Our Votes is NLIHC’s nonpartisan campaign to increase voter participation among low-income renters and to educate candidates about housing solutions. The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022…
Expanded Child Tax Credit Payments Increased Financial Security Most Significantly among Lower-Income Households
A Brookings Institute report, “The Impacts of the 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit on Family Employment, Nutrition, and Financial Well-Being,” examines employment, financial security, and health…
No State Has an Adequate Supply of Affordable and Available Rental Housing for the Lowest-Income Renters
Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2020 5-Year ACS PUMS Data
Illinois General Assembly Passes Source-of-Income Fair Housing Protections
After many efforts to pass statewide source-of-income fair housing protections in Illinois over the course of almost 20 years, HB 2775 was passed by the Illinois General Assembly on April 7. The…
Join Upcoming “Tenant Talk Live” Webinar for Renters and Resident Leaders: Organizing for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Holders
NLIHC will host “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar with and for renter and resident leaders – next Monday, May 2, at 6 pm ET. During the webinar, we will be joined by advocates who will discuss…
NLIHC Seeks Chief Operating Officer
NLIHC seeks a chief operating officer to oversee the day-to-day operational functioning of NLIHC and ensure that the financial, administrative, resource development, human resources, and…
NLIHC Seeks Manager/Director of Field Organizing
NLIHC seeks a manager/director of field organizing who will oversee the implementation of all field outreach, organizing, and advocate-mobilization efforts in support of the NLIHC mission, goals, and…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of April 17
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of April 17: “Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Affordable Housing, But Were Afraid To Ask” Forbes,…
Where to Find Us – April 25
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies (NALHFA) 2022…
White House Holds Convening on Equity and Racial Justice; HUD Releases First-Ever Equity Plan
The White House held a virtual convening on April 14 to announce the release of its racial justice and equity plan. More than 90 federal agencies – including all cabinet-level agencies – also…