“Racial Equity and Housing Justice” to be Featured at NLIHC Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2021, March 30-31
NLIHC’s Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2021: A New Day, taking place March 30-31 from 1-5 pm ET, will feature a special session on racial equity and housing justice, examining the history of racist…
Honor Sen. Sherrod Brown and other NLIHC 2021 Housing Leadership Awards Recipients
Make a contribution to NLIHC in honor of 2021 Housing Leadership Award Honoree Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. Senator Brown will…
NLIHC to Host Advocacy and Policy Priorities Webinars on March 11 and 25
NLIHC will host two webinars in March on effective advocacy and policy priorities in preparation for NLIHC’s annual Capitol Hill Day on April 1. Capitol Hill Day, part of NLIHC’s 2021 Virtual Housing…
National League of Cities CEO Urges Congress to Act on Campaign’s Housing Priorities
Clarence Anthony, CEO of the National League of Cities (NLC), testified before the House Committee on Financial Services on February 4. Mr. Anthony urged Congress to act on the Opportunity Starts at…
Renters with Children, Older Households, Households with Less Education More Likely to Face Eviction or Other Forms of Displacement
A paper in City & Community,“Predicting Mobility: Who is Forced to Move?,” uses the 2013 American Housing Survey (AHS) to examine which households are more likely to experience voluntary or…
Economic Security Programs Reduce Poverty and Inequality
A report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, “Economic Security Programs Reduce Overall Poverty, Racial and Ethnic Inequities,” shows that economic security programs significantly reduce…
Advocates Secure Renter Protections for Suburban Households in Cook County, Illinois
The Cook County Board of Commissioners passed the “Residential Tenant Landlord Ordinance” (RTLO) unanimously on January 28, securing renter protections for 245,000 households not covered by local…
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Connect with NLIHC on all our social media platforms: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn as we bring the latest housing issues to your feed. We will provide insights into key housing policy…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of February 7
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 7: “The CDC’s eviction moratorium was supposed to protect renters. They’re still winding up…
Urge Congress to Pass HFSC Proposal for $40 Billion in COVID Relief for Renters, People who are Homeless, and Homeowners!
The House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) released on February 5 a COVID-19 relief bill that would provide urgently needed resources for America’s lowest-income renters…
Sign Your Organization on to Letter Supporting Increased Congressional Funding for Housing and Homelessness Resources TODAY!
Advocates for housing, community development, and ending homelessness are working together to urge Congress to provide the highest possible funding for HUD and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…