A new study from researchers at Boston University and the University of Georgia, “Who Represents the Renters?,” examines the extent to which renters are represented among public officials at the…
NLIHC’s nonpartisan Our Homes, Our Votes campaign announced the Welcome to Vote Pledge, a joint declaration among affordable housing providers that are committed to registering and mobilizing their…
The Nonprofit Voter Empowerment Project (NVEP), a nonpartisan pledge campaign created by Independent Sector and Nonprofit VOTE, has released a resource guide with tools that can be used by nonprofit…
NLIHC will host a session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar with and for renter and resident leaders – today (October 3) at 6 pm ET. During the webinar, NLIHC staff will be joined by Low-Income…
Due to the response volume, register here for NLIHC's Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition-led national webinar on Tuesday, October 4, from 2 to 3:30 pm ET. Hear how federal, state, and local…
Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian made a second landfall in the U.S. on September 30 along the South Carolina coast. Life-threatening storm surge occurred, and high winds battered coastal areas, killing…
Hurricane Ian slammed into the southwest and central coast of Florida as a Category 4 storm on September 28. The storm had moved south from its expected path, largely sparing the population center of…
In the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and the White House have sought to emphasize to wary residents of Puerto Rico that a whole-of-government…
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NJ) sent a joint letter to FEMA and HUD on September 29 regarding the failure of the agencies to implement proven disaster…
On September 30, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Bernie…
National Updates
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
On September 15, HUD announced final reallocation amounts for 62 Emergency Solutions Grants Program CARES Act (ESG-CV) recipients…
