HUD PIH Posts COVID-19 FAQs for Public Housing Agencies, Version 3
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted COVID-19 FAQs for Public Housing Agencies, Version 3 on April 22. Some updates refer to Notice PIH 2020-05, which offers public housing agencies…
Advocates Create Materials for Residents about CARES Act Eviction Moratoriums
Two brief summaries written for residents explain the eviction moratoriums included in the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.” A two-page summary in both English and Spanish…
Recording Now Available of NLIHC’s April 20 National Call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness”
More than 2,000 organizers, advocates, reporters, and legislative staff attended the weekly “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” national call hosted by NLIHC and our Disaster Recovery Housing…
Recording of NLIHC Webinar on CARES Act Implementation Now Available
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) and Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC), two NLIHC-led groups, hosted an April 23 webinar on the implementation of “…
NLIHC Joins Sign-On Letter Urging Treasury to Eliminate Deadline for Social Security Beneficiaries to Claim Eligible Children for Economic Impact Payments
NLIHC joined a sign-on letter on April 21 urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Social Security Administration Commissioner Andrew Saul, and Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to eliminate…
Tenant Talk Live Webinar for Residents: Responding to Coronavirus, April 27
Join resident leaders and NLIHC staff for the next Tenant Talk Live webinar to discuss the impacts of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic and how you can advocate for needed resources and other…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - Monday, April 27, 2020
NLIHC will be hosting weekly national calls on COVID-19 and housing/homelessness on Monday afternoons. The next call is this coming Monday, April 20 at 2:30 to 4 pm ET. Participants include former…
Multi-Sector Advocates Send Letters to Congress Urging Housing Investments in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Over the past two weeks, advocates sent 850 letters to Congress through the Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign. The letters urge Congress to include housing…
New Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 Website Features Key Resources for Voter Engagement
The 2020 elections are right around the corner. A number of states will hold their primaries and other local elections in late spring; and the 2020 presidential election is just months away. While…
Learn How to Get Housing Issues and Ballot Initiatives into the Elections -Webinar, May 21
Learn about advancing housing issues and ballot initiatives in the 2020 elections during a NLIHC webinar on May 21 at 3 pm ET. Register for this webinar and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third Thursdays…
Growing Number of Assisted and Unassisted Seniors
The Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) released “2020 Housing Impact Report: Seniors,” which finds that 2.9 million seniors lived in publicly supported housing in 2019, a 2.9…