The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign sent a letter on April 13 to congressional leaders urging critical housing and homelessness resources in the potential “Phase 4”…
NLIHC submitted a comment letter on April 13 opposing HUD’s proposed changes to the “Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations” rule (see, Memo 2/18). The proposed changes would remove two…
HUD announced on April 17 the FY20 national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocations for each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Territories. A total of $322,264,268 was allocated, a…
Join NLIHC for an Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar on “Housing Issues and Ballot Initiatives” on May 21 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Register for this webinar and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third Thursdays at…
A working paper from scholars at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, “Build Baby Build?: Housing Submarkets and the Effects of New Construction on Existing Rents”…
An article published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, “Rental Assistance and Adult Self-Rated Health,” found associations between how adults rated their own health and the…
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy signed into law Alaska’s fiscal year 2021 (FY21) budget on Monday April 6, prioritizing public safety, education, emergency response, and economic development. Housing…
The Washington, DC City Council passed on April 7 an expansive piece of legislation intended to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Housing justice advocates were able to secure a rent-hike freeze as…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of April 12:
“Renters Are Losing Their Homes Despite Eviction Moratoriums,” Time Magazine, April 15 at: https…
NLIHC and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition host weekly national calls on “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing” every Monday at 2:30 pm ET. These calls feature leaders from…
NLIHC president and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on behalf NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition to HUD Secretary Ben Carson and Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Community…