National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness, February 18-19
The National Alliance to End Homelessness will hold its annual National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness on February 18-19, 2016, in Oakland, California. Community leaders,…
Atlanta NeighborWorks Training Institute, February 22-26
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) takes place Feb. 22-26 in Atlanta, GA. The NTI will offer over 100 course offerings in affordable housing development and financing, housing…
Design Challenge: Home Today, Home Tomorrow
AARP, AARP Foundation, Home Matters® and Wells Fargo Housing Foundation are accepting submissions for a new nationwide design challenge entitled “Re-defining Home: Home Today, Home Tomorrow.” The…
National Leased Housing Association Accepting Scholarship Applications
The National Leased Housing Association (NLHA) Education Fund is accepting applications for several post-secondary school scholarships available to residents of federally assisted rental housing.…
NLIHC Accepting Applications for Summer Interns
NLIHC is accepting resumes for summer 2016 internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues, with…
Deadline Approaching for Annual Organizing Award Nominations
February 5th is the deadline for NLIHC members to submit nominations for the prestigious annual Organizing Award. Don’t miss this opportunity to win recognition for outstanding achievements during…
2015 Tax Breaks Increase Deficit Projections, Hearings Set
“In 2016, the federal budget deficit will increase, in relation to the size of the economy, for the first time since 2009,” the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) stated in a summary of a semi-annual…
NLIHC Voterization Webinar, February 17
Plan to attend NLIHC’s first Voterization webinar of 2016, “Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges of Voter Registration,” on Wednesday, February 17, at 2:00 pm ET. NLIHC will…
From The Field: Alaska Governor Hosts Housing Summit to Develop Affordability Solutions
On January 6, Alaska Governor Bill Walker (I) convened advocates, state officials, and housing developers to explore solutions to the state’s worsening housing affordability and safety challenges.…
Income Inequality on the Rise
A report by Alan Berube and Natalie Holmes of the Brookings Institution, City and Metropolitan Inequality on the Rise, Driven by Declining Incomes, shows that income inequality in the United States…
NHC Reviews State of Research on Housing and Healthcare Costs
A new literature review by Lisa Sturtevant and Janet Viveiros of the National Housing Conference (NHC), How Investing in Housing Can Save on Health Care, examines the current state of research on the…