Members of Congress Call for Investigation of Puerto Rico Recovery Funding Delay, Call for Increased Assistance after Deadly Earthquakes
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led ten other members of Congress in requesting an inquiry by the HUD Inspector General into whether the Trump administration’s continued delay in providing disaster…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - February 18, 2020
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 02/10…
HUD Proposes Changes to the "Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations" Rule
HUD proposed drastic changes to the “Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations” rule (§5.109) on February 13. The proposed changes would remove the requirement that faith-based service…
Inspector General: HUD Does Not Refer Troubled PHAs According to Law and Regulation
HUD’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a report, “HUD Has Not Referred Troubled Public Housing Agencies as the Law and Regulations Require,” on February 4. The OIG concluded the HUD…
Diversity Data Kids Releases New Child Opportunity Index
Diversity Data Kids, in partnership with Brandeis University, released the Child Opportunity Index 2.0, which measures neighborhood opportunity for children in 72,000 census tracts across the U.S. in…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies’ Rental Housing Report Highlights Affordability Challenges
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released America’s Rental Housing 2020, providing a comprehensive look at current challenges in the rental housing market. Among other…
Join Planning Webinar for Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action, February 26
The fourth annual Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action will take place May 2 to May 12, and advocates from around the country are beginning to plan how they will be involved. To…
Black, Hispanic Renters Continue to Be Disproportionately Severely Housing Cost-Burdened
Source: JCHS. (2020). America’s rental housing. Cambridge, MA: Author.
Maine Governor Signs Law Establishing $80 Million State Affordable Housing Tax Credit Program
Maine Governor Janet Mills signed into law on February 12, a bipartisan bill (L.D. 1645) sponsored by House Assistant Majority Leader Ryan Fecteau that will create a new state affordable housing tax…
Register Today for Upcoming Webinars on Effective Advocacy and NLIHC Policy Priorities
NLIHC will hold two webinars in March on effective advocacy and NLIHC’s policy priorities. These webinars are in preparation for NLIHC’s annual Capitol Hill Day taking place on March 27, but those…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of February 9
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 9: “5 Things To Know About The Affordable Housing Crisis,” Forbes, February 14 at: https://tinyurl.…