Researchers Study Local Efforts to Resist Displacement in Gentrifying Neighborhoods
A recent article in the Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, “Uprooted: Local Efforts to Mitigate Displacement in Gentrifying Neighborhoods,” describes what three local…
Fact of the Week: Unsheltered Homeless Women Are Much More Likely to Cite Trauma or Abuse as Factors in their Housing Loss
Source: Rountree, Hess, and Lyke (2019).
From the Field: Western Pennsylvania Continuum of Care Effectively Ends Veteran Homelessness Across Twenty Counties
The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) announced on September 13 that the Western Pennsylvania Continuum of Care (Western PA CoC) has effectively ended veteran homelessness.…
NLIHC and PAHRC to Co-Host Housing Preservation Webinar on October 22
As America’s publicly supported housing stock continues to age, many affordable rental homes face growing capital needs and expiring rent restrictions. NLIHC and the Public and Affordable Housing…
NHLP to Offer Webinar on Federal Laws Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors, October 30
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold an October 30 webinar explaining the basic rights of domestic violence survivors provided by federal laws. Survivors of domestic violence, sexual…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of October 6
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of October 6: “#Gettoknowme project unveiled in Boise on Homelessness Day,” Kivi Tv, October 11 at: https://…
Where to Find Us – October 14
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Baltimore Housing Authority’s Resident Advisory Board meeting, Baltimore,…
Restrictive Zoning and Political Opposition to Development Linked to High Housing Costs and Segregation in California
A study published by the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley, “Land Use Politics, Housing Costs, and Segregation in California Cities,” found that restrictive, anti-density land-use…
NLIHC and Partners Urge Congressional Subcommittees to Support Affordable Housing in Final Spending Bill
NLIHC, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and the National Housing Law Project sent a letter on October 4 to the chairs and ranking members of the…
Representative Velazquez Introduces Legislation to Address Public Housing Capital-Needs Backlog
Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) introduced the “Public Housing Emergency Response Act” (H.R. 4546) on September 27. If enacted, the bill would authorize an additional $70 billion for HUD’s…
Senators Shaheen and Smith Introduce Bill to Preserve Affordable Housing in Rural Areas
Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced on September 26 the “Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2019” (S. 2567). The bill would expand U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…