Where to Find Us – November 11
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Homes Within Reach conference, Harrisburg, PA, November 19 Virginia…
Senate Passes FY20 Spending Package with Increases for Affordable Housing
The Senate approved by a vote of 84-9 on October 31 a four-bill FY20 spending package that increases funding for affordable housing and community development investments at HUD and USDA, as well as…
NLIHC and DHRC Hold Convening to Reimagine Federal Disaster Housing Response and Recovery
NLIHC and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 850 local, state, and national organizations held a policy convening in Houston on October 28-30. The invitation-only…
House Passes Bill Commissioning Study on Streamlining Disaster Data and Damage Assessment Collection
The House of Representatives voted on October 29 to approve legislation directing HUD, FEMA, and other federal agencies involved in federal disaster recovery efforts to study ways of streamlining the…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – November 4, 2019
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 10…
NLIHC To Offer More Sessions for Low-Income Residents at 2020 Housing Policy Forum
NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2020: Ending Homelessness and Housing Poverty taking place in Washington, DC, March 25-27, 2020 will offer a special extended session for low-income residents…
NLIHC Announces 2020 Housing Leadership Award Honorees: Jennifer Ho, Bill Faith, and Shauna Sorrells
Today NLIHC announces the 2020 Housing Leadership Awards honorees: Jennifer Leimaile Ho, commissioner of Minnesota Housing and former senior advisor at HUD and deputy director of the U.S.…
Register Today for November 21 ‘Our Homes, Our Votes’ Webinar on Election Engagement Partners and Tools
Register today for NLIHC’s 15-month “Third Thursdays at Three” webinar and podcast series on nonpartisan voter and candidate engagement, Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020. The third webinar will…
Montana Governor Bullock Announces Affordable Housing Proposal
Montana Governor Steve Bullock has joined other Democratic presidential candidates in recognizing that affordable homes are the foundation to one’s wellbeing and that bold action is needed to…
House Financial Services Subcommittee Holds Hearing on LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Lending and Housing
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing, “Financial Services and the LGBTQ+ Community: A Review of Discrimination in Lending and Housing” on October…
Multi-Sector Campaign Welcomes the Housing Network of Rhode Island As New State Partner
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign is pleased to announce a new state partner, The Housing Network of Rhode Island (HNRI), has joined the campaign.…