NLIHC in the News for the Week of January 26
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of January 26: “One Paycheck Away: Families struggle to survive in Palm Beach County,” Breaking U.S News,…
DC Housing Authority Redevelopment Plan Opposed by Housing Advocates
The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) has plans to sell its headquarters location to a developer who proposes to build approximately 1,000 homes in the gentrifying NoMa (North of…
Prosperity Now 2020 Scorecard on Economic Well-being and Financial Health
Prosperity Now released its 2020 Scorecard, an advocacy tool that compiles data on financial assets and income, employment, homeownership and housing, health care, and education by state, race, and…
Homelessness Declined with Increase in Rapid Rehousing and Permanent Housing
Source: 2019 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report to Congress.
Study Highlights Year-15 Challenges for LIHTC Projects in Weak Housing Markets
An article in Housing Policy Debate, “Challenges for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Projects at Year 15 and Beyond in a Weak Housing Market: The Case of Detroit, Michigan,” examines the financial…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates, February 3
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 01/27…
Newly Introduced Puerto Rico Earthquake Recovery Bill Includes Recovery Funding and Tax Credits for Economic Development, Affordable Housing
The “Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020” (H.R. 5687) was introduced on January 28 by House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita…
Restrictions on Recovery Aid to Puerto Rico Rile Advocates; Members of Congress Call for Expanded Disaster Housing Assistance
Opposition to HUD’s decision to place severe restrictions on recovery and mitigation funding headed to Puerto Rico (see Memo, 1/27) continues to grow among advocates and some members of Congress. One…
Report Shows Most White Children Live in Neighborhoods of Opportunity, Most Black and Hispanic Children Live in Neighborhoods with Low Opportunity
A new report from the Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy at Brandeis University shows that most white children in the U.S. live in neighborhoods of opportunity while most Black and…
Register for February 20 Podcast on the “Role of Housing Providers in Registering and Mobilizing Voters”
NLIHC will offer a podcast on “The Role of Housing Providers in Registering and Mobilizing Voters” on February 20 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Register for this podcast and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third…
New Housing Proposals from 2020 Presidential Candidates Bloomberg and Patrick
Two more 2020 presidential candidates—former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick - released new details on their proposals to address the shortage of…