Only 37 Affordable Rental Homes are Available for Every 100 Extremely Low-Income Renter Households
Source: NLIHC, 2021. The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes.
Florida Housing Coalition Launches New Center for Racial Equity
The past year has seen an increasing awareness of racism and white supremacy in the U.S.. The Florida Housing Coalition (FHC), an NLIHC state partner organization, is attempting to address…
NLIHC Seeks Website and Graphic Design Specialist
NLIHC seeks a website and graphic design specialist who will be responsible for managing NLIHC websites and electronic communications, designing print and electronic publications and materials,…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of March 14
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of March 14: “Still unable to pay your rent or mortgage? Here's how the latest stimulus plan will help,” CNN,…
Final Day to Sign on to Letter Urging Biden Administration to Extend, Improve, and Enforce the CDC Eviction Moratorium!
Today (March 15) is the final day to sign your organization on to a letter, already signed by over 2,200 organizations and elected officials, urging the Biden administration to extend, improve, and…
Sign Your Organization TODAY on to Letter Supporting Increased Federal Funding for Housing and Homelessness!
Advocates for housing, community development, and ending homelessness are working together to urge Congress to provide increased funding for HUD and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) housing and…
President Biden Signs American Rescue Plan Act with Nearly $50 Billion in Housing and Homelessness Assistance
President Biden signed into law on March 11 the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package with nearly $50 billion in essential housing and homelessness assistance,…
NLIHC to Testify at Senate Banking Committee Hearing on the State of Housing in America During and After COVID-19
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel will testify at a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing, “Home = Life: The State of Housing in America,” on Tuesday, March 16 at 2 pm.…
Join March 16 Webinar on Non-Congregate Sheltering and FEMA Reimbursements
NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC), the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and the National League of Cities (NLC) will hold a webinar on the use of FEMA reimbursements to house…
Disaster Recovery and Disability Rights Advocates Call on FEMA to Expand Access to Non-congregate Sheltering Reimbursements
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) and a group of disability rights advocates sent a letter to FEMA Acting Administrator Robert Fenton calling on the agency to issue guidance…
NLIHC, Furman Center, and Housing Initiative at Penn Release Report on Strategies for Emergency Rental Assistance Programs to Serve Tenants Effectively
NLIHC, the NYU Furman Center, and the University of Pennsylvania’s Housing Initiative at Penn released Learning from Emergency Rental Assistance Programs: Lessons from Fifteen Case Studies on March 9…