Welcome to the following people and organizations who joined NLIHC in the second quarter of 2015:
Doris Anthony, Maidens, VA
Megan Bolton, Portland, OR
Toni Gail Brewer, Atlanta, GA
Tiffanie…
A report released by the True Colors Fund finds that youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) make up nearly 30% of homeless youth assisted by service…
On June 25, the Senate Committee on Appropriations passed a Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) passed an FY16 spending bill that does not raid the National…
The second video in NLIHC’s five-part series, Getting to Know the National Housing Trust Fund Law and Regulations, is now available. NLIHC’s Ed Gramlich focuses on how the National Housing Trust Fund…
In swift succession, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) and the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the FY16…
On June 17, Representative Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced H.R. 2813, the “Shelter our Servicemembers Act.” The bill would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Housing and…
On June 23, 15 Democratic Senators sent a letter to seven Administration officials, calling on the Administration to investigate alleged disparities in the way foreclosed homes in minority…
On June 22, The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released an updated version of Opening Doors, the Administration’s comprehensive plan for preventing and ending homelessness. It…
On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld of the disparate impact standard in housing discrimination in a 5-4 decision ruling on Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v The Inclusive…
On June 15, the Supreme Court of California unanimously upheld inclusionary zoning laws by ruling in favor of the City of San Jose’s ordinance requiring affordable homeownership development. The…
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released The State of the Nation’s Housing 2015 on June 24, reporting that the growing number of renter households has stressed the rental…
Rapid Re-housing: What the Research Says, a report from the Urban Institute, released in June 2015, examines rapid re-housing, an intervention that helps homeless families move into permanent housing…
