Additional Coronavirus Updates - November 9, 2020
National Updates Reporting In a Marketplace article about the COVID-19 housing crisis, NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel discusses the shortcomings of the CDC eviction moratorium and…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - November 9, 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, including…
DHS Public Charge Rule in Effect Nationwide after Appellate Court Halts Effort to Stop Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh District stayed a decision made by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division that would have effectively voided the DHS…
“Racial Inequities in Housing” Fact Sheet Available Now
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign published a new fact sheet, “Racial Inequities in Housing,” on its website. The downloadable fact sheet explains how racial…
Join Us for NLIHC’s Final Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 “Third-Thursdays-At-Three” Webinar
NLIHC will host an “After the Vote—Holding Candidates to their Promises” webinar on Thursday November 19, at 3:00 pm ET as part of the “Third Thursdays at Three” Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 webinar…
New Dataset Shows Voucher Protection Laws Are Increasing and Strengthening
The Urban Institute, in partnership with the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC), released a new legal dataset and accompanying report, “State and Local Voucher Protection Laws.” These…
Most Older Adults Do Not Live in Communities with High Livability Scores
The AARP Public Policy Institute and the Joint Center for Housing Studies released “Which Older Adults Have Access to America’s Most Livable Neighborhoods? An Analysis of AARP’s Livability Index.”…
Philadelphia Landlords Experiencing Significantly Higher Financial Constraints During COVID-19, Especially Tenant Non-Payments
Source: The Housing Initiative at Penn, “COVID-19 and Rent Relief: Understanding the Landlord Side,” 2020.
Advocates Push Salt Lake City to Consider Affordable Housing Challenges in Rezoning Ordinance
The Salt Lake City Council is considering a rezoning ordinance that would increase housing density in certain neighborhoods. Housing advocates have raised the alarm that this revision will spur the…
Vote for NLIHC in CREDO Mobile’s Donation Program
NLIHC could earn a share of a $150,000 grant from cell phone company CREDO Mobile, but the amount depends on your vote! CREDO Mobile’s grant will help NLIHC achieve socially just public policy to…
NLIHC Seeks Winter/Spring Interns for Research and Graphic Design/Communications
NLIHC is accepting applications for our winter/spring research and graphic design/communications internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek…