Where to Find Us – August 12
Alaska Housing Summit – Anchorage, AK, August 28-29 (Chantelle Wilkinson) THN 2024 Texas Conference on Ending Homelessness – Houston, TX, September 11 (Tia Turner) Our Homes, Our Votes:…
Congress Adjourns until September 9 for August Recess – Take Action in Your District!
Members of Congress left their offices on Capitol Hill to return to their home states and districts until September 9 for a month-long district work period known as “August recess.” Before leaving…
Landmark Bill to Construct and Preserve 3 Million Affordable Housing Units Reintroduced in Congress
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) reintroduced the “American Housing and Economic Mobility (AHEM) Act” in the U.S. Senate and House…
National Coalition for the Homeless Hosts National Solidarity Week
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) is hosting a National Solidarity Week in support of individuals…
NLIHC Submits Comments Regarding Proposed HOME Regulations
NLIHC submitted comments to HUD on July 29 in response to proposed changes to the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program (see Memo, 6/3). The comments addressed tenant rights and protections, as…
OSAH Campaign Joins Congressional Briefing on “Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act”
Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign staff joined a congressional briefing hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center on July 25 to discuss how the “Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers…
Communities with Greater Eviction Risk Received More ERA Funding per Renter Household Than Communities with Lower Eviction Risk
A paper published in the Finance and Economics Discussion Series (FEDS) by the Federal Reserve Board, “Targeted Relief: Geography and Timing of Emergency Rental Assistance,” provides new information…
Atlanta Provides $2 Million in Funding to Local Nonprofit for Citywide Eviction Diversion Efforts
Atlanta’s City Council recently approved $2 million in funding to be distributed through its Eviction Diversion Program to enable the local nonprofit Striving Together, Advancing Residents &…
Join Today’s (8/5) “Tenant Talk Live” on National Tenants Bill of Rights
Join NLIHC’s “Tenant Talk Live,” a meeting geared toward tenant and resident leaders, today, August 5, at 6 pm ET (5 pm CT, 4 pm MT, and 3 pm PT). During today’s meeting, Kayla Laywell of NLIHC will…
Rents Are Out of Reach for Workers in 14 of the 20 Largest Occupations in the U.S.
Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition. Out of Reach 2024. Available at: nlihc.org/oor
NLIHC Seeks Fund Development Director
NLIHC seeks a fund development director to work closely with the NLIHC vice president of external affairs to support NLIHC’s development and fundraising endeavors. The fund development director will…