The Virginia Housing Coalition (VHC), a NLIHC State Coalition Partner, has launched the Fund the Virginia Housing Trust Fund campaign, an initiative to secure a dedicated source of revenue for the…
A report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University and Enterprise Community Partners, Projecting Trends in Severely Cost-Burdened Renters: 2015-2025, predicts that the number of…
After 17 years as President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Sheila Crowley announced her retirement in a press release issued September 22 (See Press Release, 9/22). Sheila will…
On September 21, James Saucedo joined NLIHC as a Housing Advocacy Organizer. Prior to NLIHC, James worked at Ashoka Changemakers, where he served as a Finance & Administrative Associate. Prior to…
NLIHC’s Membership Month is entering its final week. We need your help in these final days of our campaign to encourage family members, friends and colleagues to join NLIHC in our mission to ensure…
(Washington, D.C.) - Today, Sheila Crowley announced that she will retire in 2016 from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) after leading the organization as President and CEO for over…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) indicated during a press conference on September 16 that negotiations on a budget deal that would lift sequestration were likely. “We are inevitably…
On September 17, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary again postponed the mark-up of the “Stop Sanctuary Cities Act” (S.1814). During the mark-up, Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senator…
Two bills concerning the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, were introduced in the Senate last week. The first bill would suspend pay hikes for the CEOs of Fannie…
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on September 15 that examines fragmentation and overlap of rental assistance programs on the federal, state, and local levels, the extent of…
Housing Action Illinois, an NLIHC State Coalition Partner, released a new report about the impact that the current Illinois budget impasse could have on critical housing and homeless service programs…
