CBPP Suggests Policy Changes to Improve Voucher Access to Higher Opportunity Areas
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released a policy paper, Federal Policy Changes Can Help More Families with Housing Vouchers Live in Higher-Opportunity Areas. The paper offers four…
Next NeighborWorks Training Institute to be Held in Pittsburgh, December 3-7
NeighborWorks America will bring its national NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) to Pittsburgh the week of December 3-7. NTI courses, lasting from one-to-five days each, are an excellent…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of September 2
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of September 2. “'Trump’s Katrina'? For housing, response to Hurricane Maria worse,” Orlando Sentinel,…
NLIHC Issues 2017 Annual Report
NLIHC issued its 2017 Annual Report on September 6. The report features NLIHC’s year of movement-building and responding to disasters and threats, both natural and political. Print-ready and…
NLIHC Welcomes New Fall Graphic Design Intern
Gloria Yang is NLIHC’s new communications and graphic design intern. She is pursuing a bachelor degree in graphic design with a concentration in book arts at the Maryland Institute College of Art.…
Where to Find Us – September 10
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Interagency CRA & Disaster Recovery Listening Session, Houston, TX, on…
Senate Committee Discusses Overcrowding in Tribal Areas
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a field hearing on August 25 to discuss “Overcrowded Housing and the Impacts on American Indian and Alaska Natives.” Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) represented…
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on the Cost of Regulations on Affordable Housing Development
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance will hold a hearing on the cost of regulations on affordable multifamily development. The hearing will take place on September 5 at…
House Committee to Hold Hearing on Congress’s Failure to Complete Housing Finance Reform
The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing titled “A Failure to Act: How a Decade without GSE Reform Has Once Again Put Taxpayers at Risk.” The hearing will take place on September 6…
NLIHC Joins Letter Opposing SNAP Benefit Cuts that Create Obstacles for People Returning from Incarceration
NLIHC joined a coalition letter opposing provisions in the House’s version of the 2018 farm bill that would cut SNAP food benefits, while expanding SNAP work requirements and imposing lifetime bans…
NLIHC Launches Membership Month: NLIHC Members Are the Key to Policy Victories
September is NLIHC Membership Month! Throughout the month NLIHC will be celebrating its members, the key to NLIHC’s strength, and inviting new individuals and organization to join the movement for…