15-2 Nonpartisan Voter Engagement 101: How to Register, Educate, and Mobilize Voters in Your Community
Many tenant leaders are excited to turn out voters in their community but not exactly sure where to begin! Fortunately, you don’t need to start from scratch. This roadmap will walk you through every…
15-2 Get Ready to Vote!
Voting is a powerful way for tenants to make their voices heard for housing justice. To make voter registration and election information more accessible, NLIHC recently launched its nonpartisan…
15-2 Why Voting Matters
The right to vote is not a right that we can take for granted. Landmark voting rights protections for marginalized communities – including the 15th Amendment granting Black men the right to vote,…
15-2 Introduction: The Long Struggle for Voting Rights
The history of voting rights in the U.S. has never been a story of linear development, but rather, a back-and-forth between progress and regression. In the early days of the U.S., only white,…
15-2 Message from the Editorial Board
Dear Readers, Since the release of NLIHC’s last election edition of Tenant Talk, “Housing Is Built with Ballots,” significant events in the U.S. – such as the unjust Supreme Court ruling in Grants…
NLIHC and PAHRC Report on FEMA’s National Risk Index and Racial Equity for Renters
NLIHC and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) released today a joint report assessing whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Risk Index (NRI)…
15-1 Research Updates
By Dan Emmanuel, Mackenzie Pish, and Sarah Abdelhadi, NLIHC The Gap NLIHC published its annual report The Gap on March 14. The report finds that the lowest-income renters in the U.S. face a…
15-1 Policy Updates
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Note: Given the fast-changing nature of the legislative process, some information in this article may be outdated by the time of publication. HUD’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget…
15-1 NLIHC’s Collective 2023-2024 Update
By Sid Betancourt, NLIHC Members of NLIHC’s 2023-2024 Collective have been hard at work connecting with one another, engaging in advocacy, and helping plan NLIHC events. The group first met during…
15-1 The Power of Youth Action Boards in Building the Future Housing Advocacy Movement
By Sid Betancourt, NLIHC Youth Action Boards (YAB) are local groups dedicated to addressing youth homelessness in their respective communities. These boards typically consist of young adults who…
15-1 Insights about the Future of Tenant Organizing from Members of NLIHC’s Collective
By Sid Betancourt, NLIHC The Collective is a cohort of tenant leaders from around the country who work closely with NLIHC and leverage their lived experience to elevate concerns, chart an advocacy…