Advocates Begin Planning for Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action
Federal investments in proven affordable housing solutions benefit us all, but these investments have not kept pace with the need, and the Trump administration is again proposing big cuts. Advocates…
NLIHC Urges Advocates to Promote Full Participation in the 2020 Census
A national census is required by the U.S. Constitution once every ten years. A full and accurate 2020 census is critical to ensure that under-represented populations, such as extremely low-income…
California Governor Newsom Delivers State-of-the-State Address on Homelessness
California Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his State-of-the-State address on February 19, focusing on the issue of homelessness. He discussed the housing investments proposed in his 2020-21 budget…
NeighborWorks Training Institute in Los Angeles, May 18-22
Online registration is open for the next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) taking place in Los Angeles, May 18-22. The NTI offers nonprofit professionals courses and…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of February 23
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 23: “Trump’s tax break promised housing opportunity but the ‘forgotten’ are still waiting,” AL.com…
Where to Find Us – March 2
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: American Legion’s 60th Annual Washington Conference, Washington, DC, March…
More than 4,700 Organizations Join NLIHC in Urging Congress to Fund Affordable Housing, Community Development Programs
More than 4,700 organizations – including national, state, and local housing and community development, business, transportation, faith-based, disability, and civil rights organizations, as well as…
House Committee to Vote on “Housing Is Infrastructure Act”: Sign Letter Today!
The House Financial Services Committee will vote – possibly on Wednesday of this week - on H.R. 5187, “The Housing Is Infrastructure Act,” which was introduced by Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA).…
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…