President Establishes New ‘Opportunity and Revitalization Council’ Chaired by HUD Secretary Carson
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on December 12 establishing the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, to be chaired by HUD Secretary Ben Carson. The primary purpose of…
New Study Finds Housing Instability is the Greatest Predictor of Students’ Chronic Absenteeism from School
Researchers at Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan released in November a new study, Missing School, Missing Home: the Link between Chronic Absenteeism, Economic Instability, and…
Honor 2019 Housing Leadership Awardee Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
Join NLIHC in recognizing 2019 Housing Leadership Award honoree Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO). Representative Cleaver will receive the 2019 Edward W. Brooke Housing Leadership Award for…
Explore Research Related to Housing for Extremely Vulnerable Populations at NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum, March 27-29, 2019
NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions taking place in Washington, DC, March 27-29, 2019 will explore the issues and solutions related to housing for extremely…
Deadline for Nominations to NLIHC 2019 Housing Organizing Awards is January 11, 2019
The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2019 NLIHC Housing Organizing Awards is Friday, January 11, 2019. The awards recognize outstanding achievement during 2018 in statewide, regional,…
Congress Strips Additional Work Requirements for SNAP before Passing Farm Bill
Congress passed an $867 billion farm bill, after a proposal that would have made cuts and placed stronger work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps)…
President Trump Nominates Mark Calabria to be FHFA Director
President Donald Trump announced on December 11 his intention to nominate Mark Calabria, chief economist to Vice President Mike Pence, to be the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (…
NLIHC Applauds Introduction of House Companion to ‘American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018’
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) “American Housing and Economic Mobility Act” now has companion legislation in the House of Representatives, introduced by Representatives Cedric Richmond (D-LA),…
Congress Running Out of Time to Fund Federal Government
Congress has only a few days to reach an agreement to fund the federal government for the remainder of FY19 and avoid a government shutdown before the current stop-gap funding measure, known as a…
Deadline to Submit Nominations for 2019 Housing Organizing Award is Quickly Approaching
NLIHC is accepting nominations for the 2019 Annual Housing Organizing Awards until January 11, 2019. The awards recognize outstanding achievement during 2018 in statewide, regional, citywide,…
Congress Passes Stop-Gap Spending Bill to Fund Federal Government until December 21
Congress averted a government shutdown by passing a two-week stopgap funding measure on December 7. The House and Senate both passed the measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR), by a unanimous…