Webinar on June 18 to Focus on “Overcoming Obstacles to Voting”
Join an 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…
Reports Detail Expansion of Neighborhood Poverty
Two reports released by the Economic Innovation Group detail the growth and persistence of high-poverty neighborhoods in the U.S. over the last 40 years. The reports, “The Expanded Geography of High-…
Poor Black and Latino Households Likelier than Poor White Households to Live in High-Poverty Neighborhoods
Source: EIG, The Expanded Geography of High-Poverty Neighborhoods, 2020.
HUD’s HOME Program Announces Building HOME Online Training
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) sent a HUD Exchange email reminding stakeholders of the online version of Building Home, a 12-module training program about the HOME Investment…
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…
Pennsylvania Advocates Secure $175 million in COVID-19 Recovery Funds for Rental Assistance
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation on May 29 allocating $175 million of coronavirus relief funds for a COVID-19 Relief Mortgage and Rental Assistance Program and an additional $10…
NLIHC Welcomes Xavier Arriaga as Policy Analyst
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Xavier Arriaga as a policy analyst. Xavier will work with the policy team to identify, analyze, and advocate federal policy on housing and immigration, Native American…
NLIHC Welcomes New Field Intern Emma Jewell
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Emma Jewell as the Coalition’s 2020 summer field intern. Emma is a rising junior at Smith College pursuing a degree in the Study of Women and…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of May 31
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of May 31: “Rent assistance key to people staying in their homes, groups say,” KUNC, June 4 at: https://tinyurl…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of May 24
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of May 24: “Opinion: Unemployment benefits aren’t too high. Wages are too low,” …
Farewell and Best Wishes to Sonya Acosta in the Next Chapter of Her Career
NLIHC bids farewell to Sonya Acosta, who served as a policy analyst and intern with the organization since 2017. Sonya leaves NLIHC to be a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy…