FEMA’s Temporary Shelter Assistance (TSA) hotel-stay program has again been extended through August 31 for survivors of Hurricane Maria, in response to a lawsuit brought forward by Disaster Housing…
As part of the 2018 Our Homes, Our Votes project, NLIHC has launched a new website that contains the information and resources organizations need to plan and execute successful nonpartisan voter-…
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign will host its first informational webinar on August 16, 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET. The free webinar, “Broadening the Housing Movement,” is open to all…
The Urban Institute released two reports on the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: How it Works and Who it Serves and The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: Past…
Diane Yentel,
NLIHC President & CEO
Last week, a report from the White House Council of Economic Advisors absurdly stated that the country’s war on poverty is “largely over and a success.”…
Registration is open for the first in NLIHC’s six-part webinar series on nonpartisan voter engagement, Our Homes, Our Votes. This first webinar is tomorrow, July 17 at 3:00 pm ET. The Our Homes, Our…
The True Colors Fund, in partnership with the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, published the State Index on Youth Homelessness 2018. The report estimates that, nationwide, 4.2…
Diane Yentel,
NLIHC President & CEO
The following is adapted from an op-ed published in the Orlando Sentinel on June 29 at: https://bit.ly/2IEffc7
(Since publishing this op-ed, NLIHC’s…
Housing is built with ballots! NLIHC is conducting a series of six webinars that will provide clear information, tools and strategies to assist organizations and leaders engage more low income…
A study by the Poverty and Inequality Research Lab of Johns Hopkins University, Urban Landlords and the Housing Choice Voucher Program, examined the participation of landlords in the Housing Choice…
NLIHC released a Spanish-language version of Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing 2018 on June 28. The report, Fuera de Alcance: El Alto Costo de La Vivienda 2018, compares rents and wages…
At its 86th annual meeting, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) passed a resolution to “support and affirm” the Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable housing campaign. “…
