House Financial Services Committee (FSC) Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) announced on January 4 several FSC and subcommittee hearings for the month of January related to homelessness, affordable…
Register today for an Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign event, “Broadening the Movement: Housing as a National Priority in 2020,” at the National Press Club in…
Two major pieces of bipartisan legislation, both of which have been championed by NLIHC’s multi-sector Opportunity Starts at Home campaign – the “Eviction Crisis Act” and the “Family Stability and…
Originally published Thursday, December 26, 2019 in The Durango Herald at: https://tinyurl.com/w2h73k5
In its editorial (“President’s homelessness czar could surprise us,” Dec. 24), The…
NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2020: Ending Homelessness and Housing Poverty taking place in Washington, DC, March 25-27, 2020 will feature a session on “Mobilizing Against Attacks on Housing…
Thank you for joining our efforts to have presidential debate moderators ask candidates for their plans to address the country’s affordable housing and homelessness crisis. Together we have made real…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of December 15:
“My Home Is a Place That Feels Safe. For Too Many Families, That’s Not the Case,” ProPublica,…
Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the “Averting Crises in Housing Assistance Act” (S.3088) on December 18. If passed, the bill would require HUD…
Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the “Public Housing Fire Safety Act” (S.3090) on December 18. If enacted, the bill would create a $25 million competitive grant program…
NLIHC sent a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on December 20 expressing support for the provisions in the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019” (S.2843). The provisions…
President Trump signed two final spending packages for FY20 that avoid a government shutdown and provide funding for affordable housing and community development programs at HUD and USDA. Overall,…
