Webinars on Final Definition of Chronically Homeless
HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) is conducting six identical webinars in January to ensure that all stakeholders understand the new definition of chronically homeless and the…
Forum on Smoking Ban in Public Housing
On January 6, the White House hosted a convening on HUD’s proposed smoke-free public housing rule (see Memo, 11/16/15). HUD Secretary Julián Castro and United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy…
USICH Adopts New Strategies to End Family Homelessness
The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) met in December to review the nation’s progress toward ending family homelessness and to recommend new strategies to achieve the goals set forth…
From the Field: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces Plan for 15,000 New Supportive Housing Units
On November 18, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) announced the largest commitment to supportive housing creation in the city’s history, promising to create 15,000 units over the next 15 years.…
Subsidized Housing Improves Conditions Related to Child and Family Health Outcomes
A study published in the recent issue of Housing Policy Debate titled “Development of an Index of Subsidized Housing Availability and its Relationship to Housing Insecurity,” provides evidence that…
Fact of The Week: 2015 Federal Spending and Revenue by Category
Source: Congressional Budget Office https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/114th-congress-2015-2016/graphic/51110-budget1overall.pdf
Nonprofit VOTE Webinar: Plan Ahead 2016
Nonprofit VOTE will hold a webinar on Thursday, January 21 at 2pm ET entitled Plan Ahead 2016. The webinar cover best practices for planning and conducting voter registration, voter education, and…
February 5 is Deadline for Annual Organizing Award Nominations
The February 5 nomination deadline for NLIHC’s Annual Organizing Award is quickly approaching. Please nominate an outstanding local or statewide organizing effort. The 2016 Organizing Award…
NLIHC Welcomes Research Intern Kate Rodrigues
Kate Rodrigues joins NLIHC as a new research intern for the spring semester. Originally from the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and with a B.A. in English and Political Science from the College of Saint…
Fact of The Week: Impact of On-Site Services on HUD-Assisted Senior Housing Residents
Source: LeadingAge and The Lewin Group (2015). Affordable Senior Housing Plus Services: What’s the Value? Washington, DC.
Fact of The Week: Percent of Workforce by State That Would Benefit from $12 Federal Minimum Wage
Source: Economic Policy Institute (2015). Raising the minimum wage to $12 by 2020 would lift wages for 35 million American workers. Washington, DC: Author.