From the Field: Advocates Celebrate Ohio Mayor’s Affordable Housing Bond Proposal
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther proposed on January 14 that $50 million out of a $1.03 billion bond package be devoted to affordable housing. Columbus residents will vote on the bond proposal on May 7…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of January 20
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of January 20. “‘It’s like the real-life Hunger Games in America:’ Shutdown threatens HUD’s protections for…
Pre-Event Registration Deadline for February 18-22 NeighborWorks Training Institute is January 28
January 28 is the pre-event registration deadline for the NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) being held in Cleveland, OH, February 18-22. The NTI is a premier provider of affordable housing…
NLIHC Welcomes Brooke Schipporeit as Housing Advocacy Organizer
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Brooke Schipporeit to its field team as its newest housing advocacy organizer. Brooke comes to NLIHC from Nebraska by way of Philadelphia, PA, where she spent the…
NLIHC Seeks Field Intern for the Winter-Spring 2019 Semester
NLIHC is accepting applications for its field internship position for the winter/spring 2019 semester. The NLHC field intern assists our Field team in creating email campaigns focused on important…
Where to Find Us – January 28
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Discussion on Housing, Homelessness and Collaboration, Anchorage, AK, on…
Point of View: End the Shutdown, Stop Eviction Threats – by NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel
The senseless government shutdown is wreaking havoc on the lives of low income seniors, people with disabilities, families with children and others throughout the country. Patrick and Karen called…
Latest Updates on the Shutdown’s Impact on Low-Income Residents and the Programs that Serve Them
NLIHC and other leaders of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) have published an updated factsheet with the latest details on how the federal government shutdown…
House Democrats Again Attempt to End Shutdown
The partial federal government shutdown, now a month long, continues as Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse over funding for a southwestern border wall. Last week, House Democrats…
Members of Congress Highlight Shutdown’s Impacts on Affordable Housing, Call for Government to Reopen and for HUD to Follow its Contingency Plan
A group of 34 U.S. senators and 138 representatives sent a letter on January 17 to President Donald Trump and HUD Secretary Ben Carson sharing the legislators’ concerns about the negative impacts on…
Partial Government Shutdown Challenges Owners and Puts Tenants at Risk
On December 22, 2018, the federal government began a partial shutdown when Congress and President Trump could not agree on an appropriations bill or continuing resolution that would continue to fund…