New NAEH Report Describes Trends in Homelessness
The National Alliance to End Homelessness released “The State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition,” which provides national homelessness statistics, data visualization, detailed resources about…
Federal Reserve Survey Finds Persistent Inequalities in April 2020
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System released its “Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2019, Featuring Supplemental Data from April 2020.” The report finds that…
Increasing Housing Costs Tied to Employment Growth, Land-Use Regulation, and Scarcity of Land
The Urban Institute released “Why the Most Affordable Homes Increased the Most in Price between 2000 and 2019.” The report finds that over the last decade, prices for the least expensive homes…
UPDATE: Advocates Successfully Stop Cuts to the Oklahoma Affordable Housing Act Funding
The Oklahoma legislature passed H.B. 2760 on May 12 to cut the Oklahoma Affordable Housing Act’s annual funding in half retroactively to January 2020. The vote occurred without opportunity for input…
Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, and African Americans More Likely Than Other Racial and Ethnic Groups to Experience Homelessness
Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness, 2020.
NLIHC Welcomes Policy Intern Abigail Barton
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Abigail Barton as the Coalition’s 2020 summer policy intern. A rising junior at Brown University, Abigail is studying public policy and American studies, and she helps…
NLIHC Welcomes Research Intern Emma Foley
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Emma Foley as the Coalition’s 2020 summer research intern. Emma is currently pursuing a Master of Public Policy at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. She…
NLIHC Welcomes Graphic Design/Communications Intern Shuting Zhou
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Shuting Zhou as the Coalition’s 2020 summer graphic design/communications intern. Shuting is a new graduate from the Visual Communication Design program at The Ohio State…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of May 17
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of May 17: “Security deposits can be a high-cost hurdle to affordable housing,” The Washington Post, May 20 at…
House Passes “HEROES Act” with Key Housing Resources and Protections
The House passed the “Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act” by a vote of 208-199 on the night of May 15. Introduced by House…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Housing & Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (May 18) national call on coronavirus, housing and homelessness at 2:30-4:00 pm ET to discuss the House-passed “HEROES Act” and needed advocacy actions to ensure its housing and…