Recording Available of NLIHC’s June 2 National Call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness”
NLIHC’s most recent national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on June 8. The call featured an opening conversation with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), an…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – Monday, June 15, 2020
National Updates Congress Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) sent a joint letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority…
Campaign Releases Full Results of Public Opinion Poll
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign released the topline results of a national opinion poll last month that assessed the extent to which the public is…
Absentee Voting Contributes to High Voter Turnout in June Primaries
Nine states and Washington, DC held presidential primaries on June 2. State and local election officials and advocates closely monitored these elections as a test case for November around what voting…
“Overcoming Obstacles to Voting” Webinar on June 18
Join the NLIHC Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar on “Overcoming Obstacles to Voting,” taking place on June 18 at 3 pm ET. Register for this webinar and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third Thursdays at…
New Research Highlights Lessons Learned from Landlord Voucher Recruitment Efforts
A report released by the Poverty & Race Research Action Council, “Recruiting Opportunity Landlords: Lessons from Landlords in Maryland,” investigates landlord motivations and hesitations to…
National Housing Law Project to Hold Webinar on Housing Rights for Survivors of Domestic Violence Who Have Disabilities
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a webinar to address the housing rights for survivors of domestic violence who have disabilities. NHLP staff will provide a review of the law…
New Jersey Officials Create $100 Million Short-Term Rental Assistance Program to Respond to COVID-19
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver announced the creation of a $100 million COVID-19 Short-Term Rental Assistance Program on May 29. The program will be funded by…
NLIHC Seeks Operations Manager
NLIHC seeks an operations manager to work closely with the NLIHC chief operating officer (COO) and the director of administration to ensure effective and efficient NLIHC operations in support of the…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of June 7
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of June 7: “Black community braces for next threat: mass evictions,” Politico, June 12 at…
Housing Justice is Racial Justice – by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
This is an extraordinarily challenging time: police killings of Black men and women; a global pandemic disproportionately harming and killing people of color; Depression-era unemployment levels…