NLIHC Releases Out of Reach 2018
NLIHC released Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing 2018 on June 13. The report compares rents and wages nationally and in every state, country, and city in the U.S. Out of Reach 2018 shows that…
Opportunity Starts at Home Offers New Resources on the Connection between Hunger and Housing
Anti-hunger advocates are housing advocates! The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign website offers a new resource page on the connections between affordable housing and hunger alleviation in America…
Opportunity Starts at Home: State Campaigns in the Spotlight!
To continue to broaden our multi-sector effort, the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign selected seven state partners to receive capacity-building grants to broaden and diversify each state’s housing…
Study Supports Use of Small Area Fair Market Rents
A study by Matthew Palm, “Scale in Housing Policy: A Case Study of the Potential of Small Area Fair Market Rents,” published in Cityscape investigates the effects of Small Area Fair Market Rents (…
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Deaths in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria Far Higher than Official Count
An article published in The New England Journal of Medicine sheds light on the displacement, disruption of services, and fatalities that occurred in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.…
NEA President Writes Endorsement of Opportunity Starts at Home
National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen García wrote an endorsement of the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign, articulating her organization’s strong commitment to protecting…
Economic Well-Being for U.S. Households Improves, but Challenges Remain
The Federal Reserve Board released its fifth annual Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households on May 22, based on a survey of more than 12,000 adults. Seventy-four percent of adults…
Opportunity Starts at Home Launches Podcast on iTunes
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign launched on May 14 its own podcast, available now on iTunes. The podcast features in-depth interviews with leading experts about how housing…
Research Finds Resident Satisfaction with LIHTC Housing
A report by Carolina Reid from the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley, The Links Between Affordable Housing and Economic Mobility: The Experiences of Residents Living in Low-Income…
Point of View: Our Homes, Our Voices Movement Expands in 2018 with More than 125 Actions around the U.S.— by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
From May 1 through May 8, thousands of advocates in dozens of cities and towns across the country raised their voices in support of increased investments in affordable homes for those with the…