NLIHC hosted a national HoUSed campaign call on December 4. Alex Horowitz of Pew Charitable Trusts joined the call to discuss how rising housing costs drive increased rates of homelessness. Chi Chi Wu of the National Consumer Law Center reviewed recent actions by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission to reduce junk fees and address background check practices used by TransUnion. NLIHC’s Kim Johnson provided policy updates on the federal appropriations process and prospects for the passage of an end-of-year tax bill by Congress. We also received field updates from Catrina Grigsby-Thedford of the Nevada Homeless Alliance, Sonya Starr from Housing Alliance Delaware, and Erin Hahn of Texas Housers. A recording of the call, as well as the presentation slides, are now available.
Join NLIHC’s biweekly national HoUSed campaign call every other Monday at 2:30 pm ET to learn more about how to advance long-term solutions to end the housing crisis and achieve housing justice. The next national call is December 18 from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. Register for the call here: https://tinyurl.com/ru73qan
Resources discussed on the 12/6 call:
- How Housing Costs Drive Homelessness – Alex Horowitz, Housing Policy Initiative at Pew Charitable Trusts
- CFPB and FTC Actions against Junk Fees and TransUnion Background Check Practices – Chi Chi Wu, National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)
- Field Update – Sonya Starr, Housing Alliance Delaware
- Housing Alliance Delaware Faith and Housing Justice Weekend Curriculum. Please cite the curriculum if you use any of the material. If you have any questions or ideas for the upcoming year, contact Sonya Starr at [email protected].
- Field Update – Erin Hahn, Texas Housers
- Policy Update – Kim Johnson, NLIHC
- NLIHC Memo 12/4
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Final appropriations package will need additional funding to avoid rental assistance cuts
- Ask your members of Congress to pair any expansion of LIHTC with key reforms to better serve the lowest-income households!
- Contact your senators and representatives to urge them to expand investments in affordable, accessible homes, including for NLIHC’s top priorities.
- Join over 2,100 organizations by signing on to a national letter calling on Congress to support the highest level of funding possible for affordable housing, homelessness, and community development resources.