NLIHC in the News for the Week of February 16
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 16: “Bernie Sanders wants to spend $70B to modernize public housing, Pete Buttigieg wants to…
Where to Find Us – February 24
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities…
Senator Bennet and Representative Clyburn Introduce Bill to Provide Tenants Facing Eviction Legal Assistance
Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) introduced the “Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act” on February 13. If enacted, the bill would establish a…
Representative Meng Introduces House Companion Bill to End Homelessness
Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced the “Pathway to Stable and Affordable Housing for All Act” (H.R. 5813) in the House on February 7. A companion to the Senate bill introduced by Senator…
Members of Congress Introduce Bill to Eliminate Asset Limits for SNAP, TANF, and LIHEAP
Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Representatives TJ Cox (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), and Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) introduced the “Allowing Steady Savings by Eliminating Tests (ASSET…
Take Action to Oppose Deep Cuts to Affordable Housing Proposed by the Administration
President Trump and HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget request – released on February 10 – proposes to slash funding for HUD by an astounding $8.6 billion or 15% below…
Sign National Letter Urging Housing Investments in Infrastructure Package
House Democrats have unveiled a $760 billion blueprint for an infrastructure package that does not include robust resources to build or preserve affordable and accessible homes for America’s lowest-…
Urge the Trump Administration to Support Evidence-Based Approaches to Ending Homelessness
Homelessness is one of our country’s most urgent, tragic and solvable crises. We cannot end homelessness, however, by ignoring the evidence about what works. For this reason, NLIHC, the National…
Webinar About Proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule Available Online
NLIHC and other members of the Fight for Housing Justice campaign hosted a webinar on February 13 about HUD’s proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. Speakers provided a brief…
“Advancing Solutions to Homelessness through Effective Messaging” at NLIHC Housing Policy Forum 2020
“Advancing Solutions to Homelessness through Effective Messaging” will be a featured session at NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2020: Ending Homelessness and Housing Poverty, taking place in Washington…
Celebrate Bill Faith’s Lifetime of Service at March 26 Housing Leadership Awards Reception
Join NLIHC in celebrating the lifetime achievements of 2020 Housing Leadership Award Honoree Bill Faith, who will be recognized at the 38th Annual Housing Leadership Awards Reception …