Honor Pinky Clifford, Dr. Mitchell Katz, and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver at 2019 Housing Leadership Awards Reception on March 28

Come honor Emma “Pinky” Clifford, executive director of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing and NLIHC board member; Dr. Mitchell Katz, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals; and Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) at NLIHC’s 37th Annual Housing Leadership Awards Reception on Thursday, March 28 at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, DC. Register for the event today! You may also still contribute to NLIHC in honor of these outstanding leaders!

Emma “Pinky” Clifford will receive the Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award, named for NLIHC’s founder Cushing Niles Dolbeare, a true pioneer of the affordable housing movement. Ms. Clifford will receive the award for her many years of leadership and dedication on behalf of Native Americans and her tireless work to secure decent, safe, and affordable homes for the lowest income people living on Pine Ridge Reservation.    

Dr. Mitchell Katz will receive the Sheila Crowley Housing Justice Award, named after former NLIHC President and CEO Sheila Crowley, who led NLIHC for more than 17 years. Dr. Katz will receive the award for elevating public and policy-maker awareness about the connections between health, housing, and homelessness and for implementing bold solutions to meet the affordable housing needs of the lowest income people.

Representative Cleaver will receive the 2019 Edward Brooke Housing Leadership Award for his years of leadership in Congress, unwavering commitment to addressing the needs of the lowest income people in the U.S., and steadfast support for federal affordable housing and homelessness programs.  As ranking member of the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee, he co-authored the “Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act,” a comprehensive bipartisan housing bill passed into law unanimously in 2017.  The award is named after former U.S. Senator and NLIHC Board Chair Edward W. Brooke

There are three ways to contribute:

Your contribution will help NLIHC achieve socially just public policy to ensure the lowest income people in America have decent, affordable homes. 

The 2019 Leadership Awards Reception will be held on Thursday, March 28, the second evening of NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions. Register for the Forum and/or Leadership Awards Reception at: https://bit.ly/2SzJcjW