Deadline to Comment in Opposition to Proposed ‘Public Charge’ Rule is Today, December 10!
The deadline for commenting in opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) proposed rule to add to the “public charge” definition the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Section 8…
NLIHC 2019 Housing Policy Forum to Explore Creative Ways to Get Your Story Out
NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions taking place in Washington, DC, March 27-29, 2019 will explore creative ways affordable housing advocates can get their…
Honor 2019 Housing Leadership Awardees Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Pinky Clifford, and Dr. Mitchell Katz!
Join NLIHC in recognizing the 2019 Housing Leadership Awards honorees Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO); Emma “Pinky” Clifford, executive director of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for…
Affordable Housing Task Force Legislation Up to 16 Cosponsors in Senate
The “Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act” (S.3231) has 16 bipartisan cosponsors (at the time this Memo went to publication), indicating significant momentum in the Senate to…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – December 10, 2018
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to the 2017 and 2018 disasters since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 12/…
Study Finds Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples in Rental Housing Market
A study by David Schwegman published in Housing Policy Debate, “Rental Market Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples: Evidence From a Pairwise-Matched Email Correspondence Test,” examines housing…
Most U.S. Counties Have Same or Worse Poverty Rates than a Decade Ago
The U.S. Census Bureau released Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: 2017 on December 3. These data provide annual estimates of income and poverty for all U.S. counties and school districts. The…
Fact of the Week: U.S. Counties Have Vast Disparities in Poverty Rates
Source: U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for 2017.
From the Field: Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Signs Domestic Violence Relocation Bill into Law
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed the bipartisan “Domestic Violence in Public Housing Emergency Relocation Act” (S.B. 919) on November 13, accompanied by the bill co-sponsors, Senators Art…
Cleveland Welcomes NeighborWorks Training Institute, February 18-22
NeighborWorks America will bring its next Training Institute (NTI) to Cleveland, February 18-22, 2019. In addition to professional affordable housing and community development courses lasting from…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of December 2
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of December 2. “The legacy of Elm City’s affordable housing task force remains unclear,” Yale Daily News,…