Join National Call to Learn About the Impacts of the Government Shutdown on Affordable Housing and Community Development Programs, January 15
The partial federal government shutdown has become the longest in U.S. history, and low-income people served by affordable housing programs are increasingly being negatively impacted. The longer the…
Government Shutdown Delays Disaster Recovery Funding
The continuing partial shutdown of the federal government is having serious impacts on disaster recovery efforts. Additional government funding, as well as guidance regarding previously…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – January 14, 2019
The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 12/17). NLIHC also…
Matt Desmond to Address the Ongoing U.S. Eviction Epidemic at NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum, March 27-29
Matthew Desmond, author of the Pulitzer-Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City and principle investigator at the Eviction Lab at Princeton University, will speak at NLIHC…
Donate Today to Honor Native American Housing Leader Pinky Clifford and other 2019 Housing Leadership Awardees
Donate today in honor of Emma “Pinky” Clifford, who will receive the 2019 Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award for her many years of leadership and dedication on behalf of Native Americans and her…
Opportunity Starts at Home to Release National Policy Agenda and Host Congressional Briefing on January 24
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable housing campaign will release on January 24 its national policy agenda report, Within Reach: Ambitious Federal Solutions to Meet the Housing…
America’s Health Insurance Plans Discusses Intersections between Health and Housing
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable housing campaign released its newest podcast episode with America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the largest advocacy organization…
Over 90% of People in Poverty Are Children, Seniors, Individuals with Disabilities, Caregivers, Students, or People in the Labor Force
An update on poverty from the Hamilton Project of the Brookings Institution, Who Was Poor in the United States in 2017, found that 12.3% of the U.S. population, or 39.7 million residents, lived in…
From the Field North Carolina Housing Coalition Adds Energy Burdens to Mapping Tool to Create a Clearer Picture of Housing Affordability in North Carolina
North Carolina housing advocates now have access to an updated mapping tool that shows that energy costs are a crucial piece of the housing affordability puzzle. Staff at the North Carolina Housing…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of January 6
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of January 6. “Thousands Face Threat Of Eviction After HUD Contracts Expire Due To Shutdown,” NPR, January 11…