Expanding Housing Choice Vouchers Would Significantly Reduce Child Poverty
Congress directed the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) in 2015 to conduct a study of childhood poverty in the United States and identify policies and…
Fact of the Week: A New Child Allowance and Increased Housing Vouchers Would Reduce Child Poverty Rates the Most
Source: National Academy of Sciences. (2019). A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty. Washington, DC: Author.
Revitalizing Neighborhoods and Preventing Displacement to be Explored at NLIHC’s March 27-29 Housing Policy Forum
Too often, new development and efforts to revitalize communities do not prioritize the needs and interests of long-term residents, and people are pushed out. The NLIHC 2019 Housing Policy Forum:…
Final Week to Purchase Tickets to NLIHC’s March 28 Housing Leadership Awards Reception Honoring Pinky Clifford, Dr. Mitchell Katz, and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
The deadline to purchase pre-event tickets to attend NLIHC’s March 28 Reception recognizing 2019 Housing Leadership Award honorees Emma “Pinky” Clifford, executive director of the Oglala Sioux Tribe…
NLIHC Offers Webinar on Policy Priorities for Advocates, March 14
NLIHC will host a “2019 Forum Policy Priorities Webinar” on Thursday, March 14, 2:00 p.m. ET. The webinar will highlight key legislative requests that advocates should make to lawmakers in 2019 and…
Advocates Urged to Endorse Lead-Safe Housing Bill
Organizations are urged to endorse a lead-safe housing bill about to be introduced. The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law and the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative are seeking…
House Subcommittee Examines Stakeholder Perspectives on Affordable Housing Production
The House Transportation-HUD (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee held a hearing on March 7 where stakeholders provided their perspectives on the production and preservation of affordable housing.…
2019 Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action Announced for May 30-June 5
Federal investments in proven affordable housing solutions benefit us all. Join the growing grassroots movement to support increasing those investments during this year’s Our Homes, Our Voices…
Senators Call for Robust Disaster Supplemental Funding Bill
Senators have been pressuring congressional leadership to prioritize passing a robust disaster supplemental funding bill. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) led nine other…
HUD Approves Disaster Recovery Funding with Additional Oversight for Territories
HUD approved the latest Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) state action plans from Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Approval for both Puerto Rico and the…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – March 11, 2019
The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 3/4). Alabama…