Point of View by Sheila Crowley
When you read this, I will have spent my last day as a staff member of the National Low Income Housing Coalition. After 17-plus years here and 40 some years at this work, I have retired, at least for…
Fact of the Week: Change in Funding for Federal Housing Programs since 2010
Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (2016). Chart Book: Cuts in Federal Assistance Have Exacerbated Families’ Struggle to Afford Housing. Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy…
Point of View by Diane Yentel
Many of you may remember Sheila Crowley's weekly “Point of View” column in Memo to Members. For those of us working on housing policy in the late 1990's and early 2000's, it was essential reading.…
Fact of the Week: Foreclosure Rates by Age Group (2003-2015)
Source: Li, W. and Goodman, L. (2016). Comparing Credit Profiles of American Renters and Owners. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. Retrieved from http://urbn.is/1WLldvu.
Point of View by Diane Yentel
It’s been three weeks since I returned to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, this time as its President and CEO – what an exhilarating and inspiring time. I began just before NLIHC’s annual…
National Homeless Rates Decline, but Severe Housing Cost Burdens Rise
The 2016 issue of the National Alliance to End Homelessness’s (NAEH) annual report The State of Homelessness in America shows that on a single night in January 2015, 564,708 people in the U.S. were…
Fact of the Week: Economic and Housing-Related Risk Factors for Homelessness, 2007-2014
(in millions) Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness (2016). The State of Homelessness in America. Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/1UZ0mpd
Concentrated Poverty Increased Dramatically after Great Recession
A report published by The Brookings Institution titled U.S. Concentrated Poverty in the Wake of the Great Recession shows a significant increase in the number of people living in concentrated poverty…
Homeless Families Use Key Safety Net Programs at Greater Rate than Others in Deep Poverty
A research brief by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) titled Are Homeless Families Connected to the Safety Net? finds that homeless families with children in emergency shelters…
Fact of the Week: Percent Change in Renter Population and Rental Housing Stock: 2006-2014
Source: Ellen, I. G. Karfunkel, B. (2016). Renting in America’s Largest Metropolitan Areas. New York City: NYU Furman Center and Capital One. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/1UxBuEz