NLIHC-Led DHRC Responds to HUD Request for Information about Long-Term Disaster Recovery Program
HUD issued a historic Request for Information (RFI) regarding both the allocation formula and rules of the agency’s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program in late 2022…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – February 27
Congressional and National Updates Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has a history of pushing for urgent action related to climate change. As the new chair of the powerful Senate Budget Committee,…
Housing Instability Identified as Social Determinant of Heart Disease in New Study
A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association identifies housing instability as a risk factor for heart disease. The study examined 3,100 counties across the U.S. using data…
Housing Supply Constraints Can Impact Adult Homelessness
An article published in Urban Studies by Casey Dawkins, “Homelessness and Housing Supply,” assesses the relationship between housing supply constraints, especially land use regulations, and rates of…
Many Cities Fail to Connect Restrictive Land Use Policies with Homelessness
A brief published by researchers from Boston University, Cornell University, and Community Solutions, “Cities, Zoning, and the Fragmented Response to Homelessness,” explores the extent to which…
Adults with HUD Assistance Were More Likely to Have Long COVID Than Adults without HUD Assistance
Sources: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, “Self-Reported Long COVID-19 among HUD-Assisted Adults: Preliminary Findings from the Household Pulse Survey (HPS) Linked with HUD…
City of Fort Myers Approves Housing Trust Fund Rental Assistance Program
The City Council of Fort Myers, Florida, approved an ordinance in January to create an Affordable Housing Trust Fund Rental Assistance program that will provide monthly assistance to households with…
Learn about Housing and Climate Change at NLIHC’s 2023 Housing Policy Forum
NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2023: Onward to Housing Justice, taking place on March 21-23 at the Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, D.C., will feature a number of breakout…
NLIHC Encourages Advocates to Participate in Capitol Hill Day
NLIHC invites advocates to participate in our hybrid Capitol Hill Day on Thursday, March 23. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with their members of Congress to urge them to oppose…
NLIHC to Honor Rep. Cori Bush at Housing Leadership Awards Ceremony on March 22
NLIHC will honor Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO) at our 41st Annual Housing Leadership Awards Celebration on Wednesday, March 22, from 6:30 to 8 pm at the Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill Hotel in…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of February 19
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of February 19: “Nonprofit Hospitals Can Improve Community Health Through Housing Investments” American Progress…