Recognize 2020 Housing Leadership Award Honorees Bill Faith, Jennifer Ho, and Shauna Sorrells with a Donation to NLIHC
Make a contribution to NLHC in recognition of 2020 Housing Leadership Awards honorees: Bill Faith, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio and former NLIHC board…
“How Our Homes Make Us Sick, Promoting Healthy Homes” at NLIHC Housing Policy Forum 2020
"How Our Homes Make Us Sick, and What Advocates Can Do to Promote Healthy Homes” will be a featured session at NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2020: Ending Homelessness and Housing Poverty taking place…
House FSC to Hold Hearings on Homelessness, Affordable Housing, and CRA
House Financial Services Committee (FSC) Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) announced on January 4 several FSC and subcommittee hearings for the month of January related to homelessness, affordable…
Register Today for January 16 National Press Club Event on ‘Broadening the Movement’!
Register today for an Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign event, “Broadening the Movement: Housing as a National Priority in 2020,” at the National Press Club in…
Take Action: Urge Congress to Pass Two New Bipartisan Housing Bills
Two major pieces of bipartisan legislation, both of which have been championed by NLIHC’s multi-sector Opportunity Starts at Home campaign – the “Eviction Crisis Act” and the “Family Stability and…
Housing in the Debates - Onward
Thank you for joining our efforts to have presidential debate moderators ask candidates for their plans to address the country’s affordable housing and homelessness crisis. Together we have made real…
Supreme Court Upholds Ruling, Homeless People Cannot Be Criminally Punished for Sleeping Outside if No Alternatives Exist
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition to review Martin v. Boise on December 16, upholding the Ninth Circuit Court ruling that people experiencing homelessness cannot be criminally punished for…
Senators Duckworth, Durbin, and Booker Introduce Bill to Improve HUD Oversight of Public Housing Conditions
Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the “Averting Crises in Housing Assistance Act” (S.3088) on December 18. If passed, the bill would require HUD…
Senators Smith and Klobuchar Introduce Bill to Encourage Installation of Fire Sprinkler Systems in Public Housing
Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the “Public Housing Fire Safety Act” (S.3090) on December 18. If enacted, the bill would create a $25 million competitive grant program…
NLIHC Sends Letter to Senator Feinstein Supporting Provisions of “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act”
NLIHC sent a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on December 20 expressing support for the provisions in the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019” (S.2843). The provisions…
Chair Maxine Waters Urges HUD to Release Delayed Fair Housing Enforcement Funding
House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson urging him to immediately release FY19 funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP).…