NLIHC Offers Sample Comment Letter to Oppose HUD’s Proposed AFFH Rule; NLIHC and Others Issue Statement Opposing the Proposed Rule
The Fight for Housing Justice campaign released new resources regarding the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. These resources include a…
Elevate Opposition to Proposed AFFH Rule on Twitter Chat, February 27
Nearly 14,000 comments have been received so far in response to the administration’s harmful proposed changes to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. Let’s keep going! …
Urge the Trump Administration to Support Evidence-Based Approaches to Ending Homelessness
Homelessness is one of our country’s most urgent, tragic and solvable crises. We cannot end homelessness, however, by ignoring the evidence about what works. For this reason, NLIHC, the National…
Office of Violence Against Women Clarifies: VAWA Housing Protections Do Not Expire
Acting Director of the Office on Violence Against Women Laura Rogers issued a statement on February 19 clarifying that legal protections established in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) –…
Affordable Housing Continues to be Featured Prominently on Campaign Trail, in Town Halls
Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020, NLIHC’s non-partisan voter and candidate engagement project continues to push presidential candidates to address affordable housing and homelessness. Voters are demanding…
New Ken Burns Film “A Public Housing Story” (with Film’s Directors) at NLIHC Housing Policy Forum, Other Locations
A new Ken Burns Film, “East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story,” along with the film’s directors Sarah Burns and David McMahon and a resident featured in the film, will be showcased at NLIHC’s…
Effective Advocacy and NLIHC Policy Priorities – Webinars, March 5 and 12
NLIHC will host two free webinars in March to prepare Capitol Hill Day participants and other advocates on effective advocacy and NLIHC’s policy priorities. NLIHC’s annual Capitol Hill Day will take…
Celebrate Jennifer Ho from Minnesota Housing at March 26 Housing Leadership Awards Reception
Join NLIHC in celebrating 2020 Housing Leadership Award Honoree Jennifer Leimaile Ho, who will be recognized at the 38th Annual Housing Leadership Awards Reception on March 26 at the…
National Nurse-Led Care Consortium and Opportunity Starts at Home Campaign Publish Companion Articles on Housing and Health
The National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC) and the Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) multi-sector affordable homes campaign published on February 20, companion articles about the intersections of…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - February 24, 2020
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 02/18…
HUD REAC Issues New “Get NSPIREd” Newsletter
HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) issued an inaugural newsletter “Get NSPIREd” on February 12. NSPIRE is an acronym for National Standards for Physical Inspection of Real Estate. The…