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…
President Barack Obama did not mention housing in his State of the Union address on January 12, but Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan later provided a preview of some items that…
In addition to numerous other materials on the new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule that HUD released on December 31 (see Memo, 1/8), a greatly expanded set of Frequently Asked…
NLIHC kicks off its 2016 Voterization campaign with a series of webinars to train advocates and service providers on how to carry out effective voter engagement efforts. Strong participation by low…
During his annual State of the State address on January 13, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) announced a new commitment to build or rehabilitate 20,000 supportive housing units statewide over the…
A study recently published in Cityscape explores how households in the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) demonstration fared after leaving housing assistance. The authors of the article titled “What…
Source: Smith, R.E., Popkin, S.J., George, T., & Comey, J. (2015). What Happens to Housing Assistance Leavers? Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research. 17, 3, 159-192.
Welcome to the following individuals and organizations who joined NLIHC in the fourth quarter of 2015:
New Organizational Members
4 Feathers Development, Ames, IA
Adapt of Texas, Austin, TX…
NLIHC is accepting resumes for summer 2016 internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues, with…
In many ways 2015 was a significant year for NLIHC's policy agenda, even with a Congress generally characterized as “do-nothing.” As the country begins a presidential election year and extreme…
HUD updated its National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on December 30, 2015 to clarify that NHTF money may be used for installing broadband infrastructure. On the same…
The Congressional Budget Office has released a set of infographics on FY15 spending and revenues and revenue and spending trends since FY95. The graphics show breakouts of the $3.7 trillion in…