Texas Scorecards Track Local Efforts to Prevent Evictions and Keep Localities Accountable
Texas Housers, an NLIHC state partner, recently released its Local Policy Scorecards to assess how select cities and counties in Texas have allocated direct assistance resources and if they have…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of October 18
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of October 18: “Landlords challenge U.S. eviction ban and continue to oust renters,” Bloomberg…
New Data Show Millions, Disproportionately People of Color, Are Behind on Rent During Pandemic
New data analyzed by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) found that one in three adults had trouble paying for usual household expenses in the last seven days; the difficulty is…
Calling All Volunteers! Make “Get Out the Vote” Calls to Subsidized Renters
Looking for a way to be involved in the upcoming elections? Hoping that low-income renters have a strong turnout in early voting and on Election Day? Sign-up to volunteer as a phone-banker to call…
Mark Your Calendars! Vote Early Day is Saturday, October 24
Vote Early Day 2020, a national initiative to encourage early voting, is on Saturday, October 24. Organizations can register to be partners for Vote Early Day 2020 by filling out an online…
Our Homes, Our Votes “Third Thursdays at Three” Session Focuses on Election Day Efforts to Turnout Voters
NLIHC hosted a webinar, “Election Day! Getting Out the Vote,” on October 15 as part of the “Third Thursdays at Three” Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 webinar series. The session explored the most…
Recording of “Get Out the Vote: Opportunities to Mobilize People” & Other Voter Engagement Webinars Now Available
NLIHC, the Coalition on Human Needs, Food Research & Action Center, and NETWORK held a recent webinar “Get Out the Vote: Opportunities to Mobilize People.” Speakers from Demos and Vote Early Day…
NLIHC’s Fall 2020 Tenant Talk on Voter Registration and Mobilization Now Available in Spanish
NLIHC has released a Spanish edition of Tenant Talk: Housing is Built with Ballots (La Vivienda Se Construye con Boletas), a publication dedicated to low-income residents and their allies. This…
Speaker Pelosi Sets Tuesday Deadline for Coronavirus Relief Bill Negotiations as Senate Prepares to Vote on “Targeted” Relief Proposal
Negotiations over a new coronavirus relief bill continue, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) setting an October 20 deadline to determine whether she and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will be…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30pm ET
Join today’s (October 19) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, at 2:30-4 pm ET. We will discuss the National Innovation Service’s Marginalized Communities Briefs for…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s October 13 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we heard about disaster relief in Louisiana, updates on the CDC eviction moratorium, and the impact of COVID…