Former HUD Secretary Castro Proposes Housing Plan for Indigenous Communities
Former HUD Secretary and 2020 presidential candidate Julián Castro issued a blueprint of proposals to support Indigenous communities that includes provisions to address affordable housing. In…
Former Vice President Biden Calls for Goal of Housing for All Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Former Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden released a “Plan for Strengthening America’s Commitment to Justice” which sets a national goal of ensuring 100% of formerly incarcerated…
Register Today for July 31 Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 Webinar!
NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 nonpartisan voter and candidate engagement effort is offering NLIHC members and partners a webinar, Let’s Get It Started, on July 31 at 1:00 p.m. ET. The…
HUD’s Proposed Changes to Disparate Impact Regulations Clear OIRA
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) cleared HUD’s proposed changes to the disparate impact regulations on July 19. According to HUD’s…
HUD Posts New “Housing Search and Leasing” Chapter for Voucher Guidebook
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) has published a fifth new chapter, “Housing Search and Leasing,” to the 13-chapter Housing Choice Voucher Guidebook it is incrementally revising (see…
Bipartisan Bill Would Increase Homelessness Assistance in Tribal Areas
Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Representatives Denny Heck (D-WA) and Sean Duffy (R-WI) introduced the “Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance Grants Act” (S. 2282 and H.R.…
Housing-Insecure Adults Are Less Likely to Have Access to Primary and Preventive Care, More Likely to Suffer Poor Health
A study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, “Adults with Housing Insecurity Have Worse Access to Primary and Preventive Care,” found that adults with housing insecurity…
Fact of the Week: Housing-Insecure Adults Have Lower Rates of Access to Health Care and Greater Rates of Chronic Conditions
Source: Martin, P. et. al. (2019). Adults with Housing Insecurity Have Worse Access to Primary and Preventive Care. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 32(4): 521-530.
Campaign Adds Three New Multi-Sector Fact Sheets to Website
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign recently published three new multi-sector fact sheets on its website, further showcasing the many intersectionalities of housing…
From the Field: Maine Passes Lead Poisoning Prevention Act
Governor Janet Mills signed “An Act to Strengthen the Lead Poisoning Control Act” (L.D. 1116) into law on June 27. The new law requires all Maine children to receive blood lead testing at ages one…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of July 21
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of July 21: “Cities grappling with affordable housing shortage problems: long commutes, homelessness, costly…