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Join Tuesday’s (May 13) National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing!

May 09, 2025

Join Tuesday’s (May 13) national HoUSed campaign call from 4:00 to 5:00 pm ET. The call will feature an overview and analysis of the housing provisions in President Trump’s “skinny” budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2026, which calls for an historic 44% cut to HUD funding.

NLIHC’s Senior Director of Policy, Kim Johnson, will share an overview of the “skinny” request and what it foreshadows about the federal funding fights ahead. We will be joined by Senior Policy Analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) Sonya Acosta, who will share an overview of the proposal’s cuts and changes to HUD rental assistance programs. Olivia Wein, senior attorney with the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), will provide an overview of the request’s implications for the Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program (LHEAP), and a status update after staff responsible for administering LIHEAP at the Department of Health and Human Services were fired from their positions. Finally, Cathy Alderman, chief communications and public policy officer at the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, will share what Colorado affordable housing and homelessness advocates are experiencing on-the-ground, and how they are fighting back against harmful proposals. We will also highlight resources, provide the latest updates from Capitol Hill, and more. Register here.  

May 13 National HoUSed Campaign Call Agenda: 

  • Welcome & Introductions   
  • Renee Willis, Interim President & CEO, NLIHC 
  • Overview: President Trump’s “Skinny” Budget Request for FY26 
  • Kim Johnson, Senior Policy Director, NLIHC 
  • Threats to Rental Assistance in the FY26 “Skinny” Budget Request 
  • Sonya Acost, Senior Policy Analyst, CBPP 
  • LIHEAP Status Update & Implications for Low-Income Households 
  • Olivia Wein, Senior Attorney, NCLC 
  • On-the-Ground Impact & Advocacy 
  • Cathy Alderman, Chief Communications and Public Policy Officer, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless 
  • Policy Update
  • Kim Johnson, Policy Manager, NLIHC  

Please note that NLIHC’s national calls will now take place on the second and last Tuesday of every month, from 4:00 to 5:00 pm ET. Register for the series here.  

Access NLIHC’s archive of HoUSed Campaign calls and other webinar recordings here. 

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