Host a Local Event or Activity for Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action, May 30 to June 5
Affordable housing advocates around the country are planning for Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action (May 30-June 5) with an array of events and activities - rallies, congressional…
NLIHC Releases Analysis of Affordable Housing “Wins” and Lessons from 2018 Ballot Initiatives
Advocates and voters took affordable housing into the voting booth in 2018, passing many important ballot measures that increase funding for affordable housing, implement tenant protections, and…
Members of Congress Request Review of Inequities in Disaster Recovery
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS) sent a letter on April 18 to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting the agency review federal disaster aid…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – April 29, 2019
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 4/22…
Study Finds Many Housing Choice Voucher Recipients are Energy Cost-Burdened
A study published in Housing Policy Debate, “Household Energy Costs and the Housing Choice Voucher Program: Do Utility Allowances Pay the Bills?,” examined the gap between utility allowances in the…
Fact of the Week: African Americans Account for 13% of U.S. Population but 40% of Homeless Population
Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness. (2019). The State of Homelessness in America.
Grow Multi-Sector Support for Increased Investments in National Housing Trust Fund
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign has issued a sign-on letter calling on Congress to increase investments in the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) to at least $3.5…
From the Field: Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development Hosts Housing Advocacy Day in Washington, DC
The Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development (CNHED), an NLIHC state partner, hosted its annual housing advocacy day at the Washington, DC, City Council on April 24. CNHED holds this…
Maryland Advocates Secure Robust Funding for Affordable Housing Programs
The 2019 Maryland Legislative Session ended on April 8 with a number of victories for affordable housing advocates. The final 2020 Budget passed by the legislature includes $27 million for…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of April 21
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of April 21. “Washington Post Columnist Michelle Singletary Says You Don't Deserve a Vacation If You Have Debt…
NLIHC Seeks Housing Policy Analyst
NLIHC seeks a housing policy analyst responsible for identifying, analyzing, advocating, and engaging the Coalition’s membership and network in action on federal policy and regulatory activities…