Members of Congress Introduce “The People’s Housing Platform”
A group of congressional leaders announced on January 29 a set of proposals to address homelessness and housing poverty called “The People’s Housing Platform.” The congressional leaders are…
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…
Sign National Letter Urging Housing Investments in Infrastructure Package
House Democrats have unveiled a $760 billion blueprint for an infrastructure package that does not include robust resources to build or preserve affordable and accessible homes for America’s lowest-…
Urge Congress to Provide Robust Funding for Affordable Housing Programs
President Trump is expected to release his budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2021 on February 10. The president’s previous budget requests have proposed extreme cuts and the elimination of…
The Final Stretch to the 2020 Primaries
The 2020 presidential election is still months away, but the primaries start next month. The first presidential caucus takes place in Iowa on February 3 and the first presidential primary is in New…
Register for February 20 Podcast on the “Role of Housing Providers in Registering and Mobilizing Voters”
NLIHC will offer a podcast on “The Role of Housing Providers in Registering and Mobilizing Voters” on February 20 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Register for this podcast and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third…
Rep. Lacy Clay to Speak at NLIHC Housing Policy Forum 2020
U.S. Representative Lacy Clay (D-MO) will be a keynote speaker at NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2020: Ending Homelessness and Housing Poverty taking place in Washington, DC, March 25-27, 2020. …
Honor Jennifer Ho, Bill Faith, and Shauna Sorrells, 2020 Housing Leadership Award Recipients, with a Donation to NLIHC!
Make a contribution to NLHC in recognition of Jennifer Leimaile Ho, Bill Faith and Shauna Sorrells, NLIHC’s 2020 Housing Leadership Award Honorees. Jennifer Ho is the commissioner of Minnesota…
Save the Date for Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action 2020 – May 2-12!
Join us once again in a national call to end the affordable housing and homelessness crisis! Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action 2020 will take place May 2-12. Congress passed a…
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Publishes Papers on Housing and Health
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a founding partner of the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign, published on January 17 two papers that explore the connections between housing and…
HUD Drafts Grant for Stalled Puerto Rico Recovery Funding as Governor Comes Under Fire for Undistributed Emergency Supplies
HUD announced that it finished drafting a grant agreement for the more than $8 billion in stalled federal recovery funding for Puerto Rico approved by Congress almost two years ago (see Memo, 1/21).…