NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Calls on HUD to Ensure Hurricane Maria Survivors Can Shape Recovery Three Years after the Storm
The Puerto Rico Working Group of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) – an NLIHC-led group of over 850 local, state, and national groups working to reform disaster recovery – sent a letter…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s September 21 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) provided updates on the state of play for the next coronavirus relief bill,…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - September 28, 2020
National Updates Department of Agriculture The USDA on September 21 announced the extension of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - September 28, 2020
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition is convening and supporting disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households,…
House Passes Continuing Resolution to Keep Government Funded Through Election
The House of Representatives passed on September 22 a continuing resolution (CR) to extend current funding for federal agencies and programs through December 11. The bill (HR 8337) passed out of the…
HUD Proposes Change to Weaken Anti-Harassment Rule
HUD proposes a change to the 2016 Harassment rule, eliminating a paragraph pertaining to “third-party liability” under the Fair Housing Act of 1968. If the change is implemented, it would not be…
NLIHC Submits Comment Letter Opposing HUD’s Harmful Proposed Anti-Transgender Changes
NLIHC submitted a comment letter on September 21 opposing HUD’s anti-transgender changes to the Equal Access Rule (see Memo, 7/27). NLIHC’s comments urges HUD to abandon its proposed changes to the…
HUD Publishes Proposed Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Rule Changes
HUD published proposed changes to the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) regulations in the Federal Register on September 21. The proposed changes primarily implement statutory changes required by “The…
Multi-Sector Campaign Announces New Grant Opportunity for State-Based Organizations
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign is announcing a new grant opportunity for state-level organizations interested in expanding multi-sector partnerships…
New Virtual Voter Engagement Guide Now Available!
Voter engagement efforts are just as critical this year as years past, but how groups engage voters may look different due to the coronavirus pandemic. Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020, NLIHC’s nonpartisan…
“Housing Providers and the November Elections” Webinar - September 29
Join NLIHC and our partners for a special Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 webinar on Tuesday, September 29 at 11 am ET. This conversation will explore how owners and operators of affordable rental housing…