Additional Coronavirus Updates - Monday, July 6, 2020
National Updates Congress House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on June 29, urging…
House Passes $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Package with Several Key Affordable Housing Provisions
The House passed H.R. 2, the “Moving Forward Act,” by a vote of 233-188 on the afternoon of July 1. The Act was introduced by House Democrats on June 18 and included the “Housing is infrastructure…
House Transportation and Housing Subcommittee to Vote on FY21 Spending Bill on July 8
The House Appropriations subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will meet on Wednesday, July 8 at 11 am ET to vote on their spending bill for the 2021…
Children’s Defense Fund Releases New Analysis: “Housing Is a Racial Justice Crisis”
The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), a campaign partner of Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign, released a new analysis entitled “Housing is a Racial Justice Crisis.” CDF…
Save the Date (Aug. 26) to Celebrate 2020 Housing Leadership Award Honorees Bill Faith, Jennifer Ho, and Shauna Sorrells
Save the date (August 26 at 4-5 pm ET) for a virtual celebration of the 2020 Housing Leadership Awards honorees: Bill Faith, Jennifer Leimaile Ho, and Shauna Sorrells. These exceptional leaders…
Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 Webinar on July 16 to Explore “The Challenge of Voting While Homeless”
TAG: Our Homes, Our Votes Keywords: Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020, webinar, Third Thursdays at Three, Thursdays, obstacles, voting, overcoming Explore “The Challenge of Voting While Homeless” during…
7.7 Million Very Low-Income Households Experience “Worst Case Housing Needs”
HUD published on June 19 its Worst Case Housing Needs: 2019 Report to Congress, showing that 7.7 million unassisted very low-income renter households in America spend more than half of their income…
Housing Cost Burden for Low-Income Renters Has Increased Significantly in Last Two Decades
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report that details changes in renter households and affordability from 2001 to 2017. The report, As More Households Rent, the Poorest Face…
Vermont Policy Makers, State Agencies and Advocates Collaborate to End Homelessness in the State During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Vermont housing advocates, shelter and service providers, administration officials, statewide housing agency staff, and policy makers worked together to prevent the deaths of unhoused Vermonters…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of June 28
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of June 28: “Experts fear the end of eviction moratoriums could plunge thousands of people into homelessness,”…