NLIHC released on March 24 Advocates’ Guide 2022: A Primer on Federal Affordable Housing & Community Development Programs & Policies, a comprehensive resource for advocates and others involved in affordable housing and community development. Written by NLIHC staff and other leading experts in the field, Advocates’ Guide contains summaries of virtually every federal affordable housing program and policy pertaining to low-income people, as well as information about housing policy advocacy tools, community development resources, and housing issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Guide is designed to bring together everything advocates need to support advocacy with public officials across government. Read or download Advocates’ Guide 2022 here.
This year’s Advocates’ Guide features new information about the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance program to protect renters from eviction during and after the COVID-19 pandemic; NLIHC’s End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) project and HoUSed campaign for racial housing justice and universal, stable, and affordable housing; strategies for overcoming NIMBY opposition to affordable housing; and much more.
Advocates’ Guide is an essential resource for anyone involved in or concerned about affordable housing and community development. If you are uncertain about how a HUD or USDA housing program operates, what resources and protections are in recent COVID-19-relief packages, how the national Housing Trust Fund or Low-Income Housing Tax Credit work, or what kinds of activities CDBG and HOME can fund, look these topics up in the new Advocates’ Guide! Seasoned advocates can get updates on changes from previous years and learn about new threats and opportunities, while people new to affordable housing and community development will appreciate the Guide’s excellent introductions to affordable housing policies and programs.
Advocates’ Guide 2022: A Primer on Federal Affordable Housing & Community Development Programs & Policies is available at: https://nlihc.org/explore-issues/publications-research/advocates-guide