Additional Coronavirus Updates – Monday, June 8, 2020
National Updates Congress The Colorado Sun published an op-ed by Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) urging Congress to address the housing crisis in the next relief package. In addition to…
Leading Organizations from Health, Education, Civil Rights, Faith, and Environment Urge Senate to Adopt Housing Provisions in HEROES Act
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign sent a letter on June 1 urging the Senate to adopt vital housing provisions contained in the “HEROES Act” and move with…
Secretary Carson and Director Calabria to Testify Before Senate Committee on Oversight of Housing Regulators
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will conduct a virtual hearing, “Oversight of Housing Regulators,” on June 9 at 10 am ET. Witnesses will be HUD Secretary Ben Carson…
HUD Proposal to Weaken LGBTQ Access to Emergency Homelessness Services Clears OIRA
A HUD proposal to weaken enforcement of the Equal Access to Housing rule component that provides protections to LGBTQ people experiencing homelessness and seeking emergency shelter cleared the Office…
Webinar on June 18 to Focus on “Overcoming Obstacles to Voting”
Join an NLIHC Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar on “Overcoming Obstacles to Voting,” taking place on June 18 at 3 pm ET. Register for this webinar and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third Thursdays at…
Reports Detail Expansion of Neighborhood Poverty
Two reports released by the Economic Innovation Group detail the growth and persistence of high-poverty neighborhoods in the U.S. over the last 40 years. The reports, “The Expanded Geography of High-…
Poor Black and Latino Households Likelier than Poor White Households to Live in High-Poverty Neighborhoods
Source: EIG, The Expanded Geography of High-Poverty Neighborhoods, 2020.
HUD’s HOME Program Announces Building HOME Online Training
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) sent a HUD Exchange email reminding stakeholders of the online version of Building Home, a 12-module training program about the HOME Investment…
National Housing Law Project to Hold Webinar on Housing Rights for Survivors of Domestic Violence Who Have Disabilities
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a webinar to address the housing rights for survivors of domestic violence who have disabilities. NHLP staff will provide a review of the law…
Pennsylvania Advocates Secure $175 million in COVID-19 Recovery Funds for Rental Assistance
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation on May 29 allocating $175 million of coronavirus relief funds for a COVID-19 Relief Mortgage and Rental Assistance Program and an additional $10…
NLIHC Welcomes Xavier Arriaga as Policy Analyst
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Xavier Arriaga as a policy analyst. Xavier will work with the policy team to identify, analyze, and advocate federal policy on housing and immigration, Native American…