NLIHC in the News for the Week of September 27
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of September 27: “‘On the precipice’: How the cratering economy became a second public health crisis,” Politico…
Housing California Releases “Ballot Guide 2020” to Educate Voters on Important Housing-Related Direct Legislation
“California Ballot Guide 2020” is now available to voters preparing to cast ballots in the upcoming November election. Housing California, an NLIHC state partner, released the new resource as an…
HUD Allows Individual and Small Group Meetings, Allows Projects to Use CARES Act Public Housing Operating Funds in 2020
HUD issued joint Notice H-2020-09/PIH-2020-26 announcing two CARES Act-related provisions regarding the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD). One provision allows a public housing agency (PHA) or…
USDA Rural Development Informs Stakeholders that Rental Housing Subject to CDC Eviction Moratorium
USDA’s Rural Development announced that the Center for Disease Control (CDC) eviction moratorium (see Memo, 9/8) applies to all Rural Development Rental Housing. The CDC eviction moratorium applies…
Ta-Nehisi Coates to Address “Racial Equity and Housing Justice during and after COVID-19” on October 6!
Join NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and Ta-Nehisi Coates, National Book Award winner and distinguished writer in residence at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute for a conversation on “…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) will join today’s (September 28) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness from 2:30-4 pm ET. Eviction Lab’s Peter Hepburn will present the…
Racial Justice Institute Network Webinar: Preventing Evictions for Communities of Color during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Join NLIHC Vice President for Public Policy Sarah Saadian and Rasheedah Phillips, a senior advocate resources and training attorney at the Shriver Center, for a discussion on “Preventing Evictions…
NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Calls on HUD to Ensure Hurricane Maria Survivors Can Shape Recovery Three Years after the Storm
The Puerto Rico Working Group of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) – an NLIHC-led group of over 850 local, state, and national groups working to reform disaster recovery – sent a letter…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s September 21 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) provided updates on the state of play for the next coronavirus relief bill,…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - September 28, 2020
National Updates Department of Agriculture The USDA on September 21 announced the extension of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - September 28, 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,…