The House passed the “Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act” by a vote of 208-199 on the night of May 15. Introduced by House…
Rent is due today, and millions of people in America can’t afford to pay. Without a significant federal intervention, a wave of evictions and a spike in homelessness will devastate individuals,…
Participate in a tweetstorm on June 1 (when a new month’s rent is due) at 1 pm ET calling for robust housing resources and other provisions in the next coronavirus response bill. NLIHC and our…
Voters in the Portland, Oregon metro region approved Measure 26-210 on May 19, raising money for supportive housing services for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing…
Poll and sign-on letter reveal that the public wants urgent action from Congress to provide housing stability during & after the coronavirus outbreak.
Washington, DC – “Rent is due today and…
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will join our next national call on Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness on Tuesday, June 2, 3:30-5 pm ET, to talk about the “HEROES Act,” the bill’s essential housing…
NLIHC bids farewell to Sonya Acosta, who served as a policy analyst and intern with the organization since 2017. Sonya leaves NLIHC to be a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of May 24:
“Opinion: Unemployment benefits aren’t too high. Wages are too low,” …
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Alayna Calabro as a policy analyst focusing on COVID-19 response. Alayna will work with the policy team to identify, analyze, and advocate for federal coronavirus relief…
The Illinois General Assembly dedicated $396 million of its $3.5 billion in federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) dollars in its fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget to COVID-19-related rent and mortgage…
