During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, Julia Orduña of Texas Housers, Denise Galataf of Southern Mutual Health Association, Inc., Renard Thomas of…
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FEMA
FEMA released an interim policy on September 1 to clarify eligible activities under the Public Assistance program as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The interim…
As with other disasters, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition stands ready to convene and support disaster-impacted communities to ensure…
HUD’s final changes to the Disparate Impact Rule is pending publication to the Federal Register, according to the final rule document released close of business on September 4, before the long-…
Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020, NLIHC’s non-partisan, voter and candidate engagement project recently released two new tools for engaging and supporting voters as they exercise their civic duty to vote.…
Learn what you need to know about “Protecting Low-Income People from Voter Intimidation and Voter Caging Tactics” during the next NLIHC Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar on September 17 at 3 pm ET.…
A research team led by an epidemiologist at the University of Pennsylvania shared early work on a mathematical model of the potential impact of evictions on COVID-19 spread. In simulated scenarios,…
Research from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) examines changes in housing security before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. CEPR previews high-level findings in “Pandemic Leads to…
Join the Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) on September 9 for “Then and Now: How to Use New Census Surveys about Poverty, Income, and Health from 2019 and 2020.” The webinar will address what 2019…
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper formally announced on August 25 the roll-out of three housing assistance programs, which will use $175 million in funding from the CARES Act passed in the spring.…
NLIHC seeks a housing advocacy organizer who will be responsible for maintaining and expanding NLIHC membership and mobilizing advocates on federal policy priorities in a manner that advances the…
