Additional Coronavirus Updates – Monday, June 1, 2020
National Updates Congress Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) wrote to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on May 22 urging the department to move quickly in distributing more than $9 billion in housing…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s May 26 National Call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness”
NLIHC’s last national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on May 26. The call featured updates from national, state, and local advocates and service providers working to…
HUD Multifamily Posts Guidance on Electronic Signatures and Document Transmission
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs issued Notice H 20-4 on May 26 providing guidance on using electronic signatures and electronic document transmission. Such means of obtaining signatures…
HUD CPD Issues Second Round of Waivers for ESG, CoC, and HOPWA
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued a Memorandum containing a second set of regulation waivers on May 22 affecting the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Continuum of Care (…
Congressional Leaders Send Letters to HUD Secretary Calling for Accelerated Distribution of CARES Act Funds
Leaders in the House and Senate sent letters to HUD Secretary Ben Carson demanding greater urgency in allocating the emergency housing and community development funding provided in the Coronavirus…
Tenant Talk Live! Webinar for Residents: A Conversation with HUD Officials
Join NLIHC’s next Tenant Talk Live! resident engagement webinar on Monday, June 1 at 6:00 pm ET (5 pm CT, 4 pm MT, 3 pm PT). Three HUD officials will provide updates and answer questions about HUD…
Take Action: Join June 1st Tweetstorm Calling for Housing and Homelessness Resources in Next COVID-19 Bill
Join us in a Tweetstorm today at 1 pm ET to call for housing stability during and after the pandemic. NLIHC and our partners around the country are urging Congress to include funding to meet…
Speaker Pelosi to Join Next National Call on Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will join our next national call on Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness on Tuesday, June 2, 3:30-5 pm ET, to talk about the “HEROES Act,” the bill’s essential housing…
Rent is Due – by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
Rent is due today, and millions of people in America can’t afford to pay. Without a significant federal intervention, a wave of evictions and a spike in homelessness will devastate individuals,…
Dr. Ibram Kendi Joins NLIHC’s Diane Yentel to Discuss Racial Justice in the Time of COVID-19
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist and Founding Director of The Antiracist Research & Policy Center at American University in Washington, DC, joined NLIHC President and CEO…
Take Action: Join June 1 Tweetstorm Calling for Housing and Homelessness Resources in Next COVID-19 Response Bill
Participate in a tweetstorm on June 1 (when a new month’s rent is due) at 1 pm ET calling for robust housing resources and other provisions in the next coronavirus response bill. NLIHC and our…