The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Florence and Michael since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s …
Panama City and other communities in the Florida Panhandle impacted by Hurricane Michael continue to struggle with a lack of even short-term housing options. Following a NLIHC-led Disaster Housing…
Representatives from the Oregon Housing Alliance and Oregon Food Bank gathered in Portland on October 22 to discuss their model of multi-sector collaboration. NLIHC state partner and Opportunity…
Washington – In his State of the Union Address, President Donald Trump failed to address the urgent need in America for more decent, safe, affordable homes for the lowest income seniors, people with…
Washington DC – Seventy-six national civil rights, faith-based, affordable housing, and other organizations have voiced their strong opposition to HUD’s sudden and short-sighted decision to…
When I reflect on the tremendous challenges facing low income people throughout the country, I am reminded of a story from last summer when a family swimming at the beach was caught in a…
The “American Housing and Economic Mobility Act” introduced in the House of Representatives
Urge Your Representative to Sign On!
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) “American Housing and Economic…
The deadline for commenting in opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) proposed rule to add to the “public charge” definition the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Section 8…
NLIHC has signed the Strengthening America’s Values and Economy (SAVE) for All Campaign principles. The campaign brings together national, state and local advocacy groups, service providers, faith-…
Housing advocates around the country are speaking out about the proposed “public charge” regulation’s chilling effect on immigrants’ access to affordable housing and other basic supports. Adding…
50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act Opening Ceremony.
The Civil Rights Act of 1968, more commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, was the third major civil rights law passed in the 1960s. It…
Washington DC, June 27 2018, USA: Dr Ben Carson, the Sec
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), testifies
before a Congressional House committee in Washington
DC. He was questioned about, among…
