Nicole Odom, Barry Farms
Tenants Organize to Stop Gentrification in Barry Farms
By Nicole Odom,
Organizing Assistant at Empower D.C.
Barry Farm in southeast Washington, DC had been a public…
Budget Update
On February 14, Congress and the White House reached a final deal to fund the federal government for the remainder of FY19. In late December, President Trump and congressional leaders…
May 30 to June 5, 2019
Last May, advocates participated in more than 125 events throughout the country in the Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action. After so much enthusiasm…
Renovated former tobacco warehouses near downtown Durham, North Carolina
There are many definitions for gentrification, which can make discussions about development and displacement confusing.…
Dear Readers,
Struggling neighborhoods throughout the country require new investment. Low-income renters too often confront food deserts, limited access to mass transit, unsafe housing conditions…
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to the 2017 and 2018 disasters since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous…
Both the Camp and Woolsey fires in California have been completely contained. After more than two weeks of burning, the Camp Fire destroyed or damaged over 14,000 homes, displacing tens of thousands…
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on November 29, “Evaluating Federal Disaster Response and Recovery Efforts,” for which the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery…
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to the 2017 and 2018 disasters since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the articles in last week’s…
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to 2017 and 2018 disasters since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the articles in last week’s Memo, see…
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) submitted comments on the draft substantial amendment to the Florida Action Plan for the use of federal Community Development Block Grant-…
Join leaders from across the country on Thursday, November 15 from 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET for a webinar discussion about the post-disaster housing needs of people with the lowest incomes. Members of the…
