The White House hosted a virtual Eviction Prevention Summit on June 30 to help municipalities identify and adopt evidence-based strategies to stabilize families and prevent evictions. The summit…
As the CDC eviction moratorium is set to expire on July 31, emergency rental assistance must reach households behind on rent to ensure they remain stably housed. New research from the Urban Institute…
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced on June 29 the “Affordable Housing Opportunities Made Equitable (HOME) Act,” a comprehensive bill that, if enacted, would provide robust resources for the…
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) are circulating a “Dear Colleague” letter urging congressional leaders to include the HoUSed campaign’s top priorities in any…
NLIHC and other national leaders of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) are leading a national call-in day on July 15 to tell Congress that housing is vital…
National Updates
Biden Administration
The Biden administration released a fact sheet on June 24 announcing initiatives to promote housing stability by supporting tenants and preventing foreclosures…
Join today’s (July 6) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. We will be joined by Jacob Leibenluft, counselor to the secretary of the Treasury, to discuss how communities can use assistance…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of June 27:
“The money is going to sit there: Thousands of Mississippians still waiting on rent relief,” NBC…
Welcome to the following individuals and organizations who joined NLIHC in the first quarter of 2021:
New Organizational Members
Affordable Housing Advocates, San Diego, CA
Back Home in Indiana…
President Joe Biden announced on June 24 his intention to nominate Julia Gordon to be the assistant secretary for housing and federal housing commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)…
New joint report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation examines weather and climate-related risks facing America’s subsidized…
