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…
NLIHC Seeks Communications/Media/Graphic Design and Research Interns
NLIHC is accepting applications for our fall internship positions: one for communications/media/graphic design and one for research. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work…
Where to Find Us – July 29
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: UnidosUS 2019 Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, August 3 Independence…
Call Today: Tell Congress to Lift Spending Caps, Fully Fund Affordable Housing Programs
NLIHC, the Coalition for Human Needs, and other national organizations are hosting a Call-In Day today, July 22, to urge congressional leaders and President Trump to reach an agreement to lift the…
House of Representatives to Vote on ‘Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019’
The House Financial Services Committee voted unanimously on July 16 to approve H.R. 3702, the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019,” thanks in large part to the strong advocacy of the more than…