TT 12-1 Policy Updates
COVID Relief/Federal Spending Update Congress passed and then-President Trump signed a federal spending bill for fiscal year (FY) 2021 on December 27. In addition to providing essential…
12 - 1Tenant Talk Spotlights
California Coalition for Rural Housing Housing advocates around the country are recognizing the power and importance of using data broken down by race and gender to advance racial equity through…
Resident Perspective 12-1
By Andrew Anderson Like so many others in the U.S., I found myself homeless when I was released from prison. That was two years ago; I’m still homeless today. Soon after returning from…
Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response
NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, National Health Care for the Homeless Council, National Innovations Service, Urban Institute, Barb Poppe and…
NLIHC Webinar Series: Racial Equity and Housing Justice During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Three prominent voices in the racial justice movement joined NLIHC in 2020 for a webinar series to discuss racial equity and housing justice during and after the coronavirus pandemic: Dr. Ibram X.…
HUD Mixed Status Rule Update
Under the Trump administration, several agencies, including HUD, introduced changes to policy that would harm low-income immigrant families. These regulatory changes would not help expand resources…
HUD’s Anti-Transgender Rule Update
The Trump administration made a concerted effort to remove the protections and rights of the LGBTQ community. This effort began on the day of President Trump’s inauguration in 2017 when the…
Voters In Los Angeles Choose Community Investment Over Law Enforcement and Incarceration
Los Angeles County provided voters an opportunity to choose how local revenue should be spent and how big of a slice of the budget should be provided to law enforcement and jails versus other…
Housing, Neighborhood Change, & Overpolicing
The summer of 2020 brought wider-spread attention to the brutally oppressive nature of policing in Black communities in America. Despite the renewed calls for “defunding” police departments or…
The Myth of the White Suburb and “Suburban Invasion”
To appeal to suburban voters in late summer 2020, President Trump tweeted that “people living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream” would “no longer be bothered or financially hurt by having low income…
Racial Equity & Housing Justice
The Year in Review, The Path Forward As noted in the Editorial Board letter, racial equity was at the forefront of so many policy, legal, and cultural discussions in 2020. Some were…