The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of December 9.
“The U.S. Housing Market is Deeply Unfair. Here’s How You Can Help,” The Nation, December 14 at…
People experiencing homelessness, housing advocates, and community leaders will gather for solemn remembrances and demonstrations on December 21 to observe Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. For…
Advocates from around the U.S. will discuss advocacy strategies for passing source-of-income (SOI) anti-discrimination laws at the local, state and federal levels during a webinar on December 19.…
The Utah Housing Coalition, an NLIHC state partner, hosted “Youth Day on the Hill” on Wednesday, December 12. The event focused on teaching youth basic advocacy skills and the importance of using…
A report from Zillow Research, Homelessness Rises More Quickly Where Rent Exceeds a Third of Income, examines the relationship between rent affordability and homelessness. The report finds that…
The following is a review of additional 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…
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) submitted comments on California’s draft State Action Plan for Disaster Recovery. The plan describes how the state intends to spend $124…
The HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report on the top management challenges facing HUD in 2019, identifying six specific issues which, according to the report, “impact HUD’s ability to…
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on December 12 establishing the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, to be chaired by HUD Secretary Ben Carson. The primary purpose of…
Researchers at Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan released in November a new study, Missing School, Missing Home: the Link between Chronic Absenteeism, Economic Instability, and…
Join NLIHC in recognizing 2019 Housing Leadership Award honoree Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO). Representative Cleaver will receive the 2019 Edward W. Brooke Housing Leadership Award for…
