Virtual registration is now open for the livestream of “Emergency Rental Assistance: The Path to a Permanent Program,” a national convening that will be held by NLIHC on October 17 from 8:30 am to 5 pm at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. In-person attendance has reached capacity.
End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) is NLIHC’s national effort to ensure that the historic $46.6 billion in emergency rental assistance (ERA) enacted by Congress reaches the lowest-income and most marginalized renters it is intended to help. Over the last 18 months, NLIHC has identified, analyzed, and researched more than 500 emergency rental assistance programs created or extended by states and local jurisdictions. During the same time, we have tracked more than 150 new federal, state, and local tenant protections advanced by our state and local partners. Early research indicates that the unprecedented investment in rental assistance, coupled with new local, state, and federal tenant protections, have resulted in increased housing stability for millions of renter households.
On October 17, NLIHC will bring together state, local, and research partners, officials from the Biden administration and Congress, and people impacted by housing instability to share lessons learned from the implementation of emergency rental assistance and explore the programmatic, policy, and systems changes needed at all levels to establish a permanent rental assistance program that meets the needs of low-income renters.
Sessions will include:
- Successful ERA Implementation Strategies from Program Administrators
- The Latest in ERA Research
- The ERA Experience and Recommendations from People with Lived Experience
- Mayor Perspectives: Sustaining Emergency Rental Assistance and Meeting the Needs of Low-Income Renters into the Future
- Policy and the Future of ERA
If you have any questions or would like to request additional information, please contact Sarah Gallagher at [email protected].
Register for the livestream here.