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September 16, 2019

Presidential Debate Moderators Again Fail to Ask about Affordable Housing

Memo to Members

News of the Trump administration’s potential plans to address California’s homeless crisis in a harmful and unjust manner made headlines last week, and yet the Democratic presidential debate…

September 16, 2019

Mark your Calendars: September 24 is National Voter Registration Day

Memo to Members

Affordable homes are built with ballots every bit as much as they are built with bricks and drywall. To elevate affordable rental housing as a top priority for policymakers, it is critical to…

September 16, 2019

Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - September 16, 2019

Memo to Members

The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 9/09…

September 16, 2019

NLIHC Responds to Reports of Trump’s Possible Proposals to Criminalize or Otherwise Harm People Experiencing Homelessness

Memo to Members

The Trump administration may be considering taking measures to further criminalize or otherwise punish poor people for their poverty, including possibly sweeping unhoused people into increasingly…

September 16, 2019

HUD REAC Posts NSPIRE Health and Safety Risks

Memo to Members

HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) has posted lists of health and safety items for each inspectable area to be inspected as part of REAC’s National Standards for the Physical Inspection of…

September 16, 2019

NLIHC Submits Comment Letter Opposing Proposed Rule Ending Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility for SNAP

Memo to Members

NLIHC voiced opposition to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on July 23 that would end “broad-based categorical eligibility” for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP;…

September 16, 2019

Household Income Stagnated, Poverty Decreased, and Uninsured Rate Increased in 2018

Memo to Members

A set of three reports from the United States Census Bureau—Income and Poverty in the United States: 2018, Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2018, and The Supplemental Poverty Measure:…

September 16, 2019

Fact of the Week: Housing Assistance and Other Federal Aid Lift Millions Out of Poverty

Memo to Members

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Supplemental Poverty Measure Report, 2019

September 16, 2019

From the Field: Indiana Advocates Join Roundtable with Author Matt Desmond and Senator Todd Young

Memo to Members

NLIHC state partner Prosperity Indiana participated on August 7 in a roundtable discussion in Fort Wayne, IN, on the city’s affordable housing crisis and high rate of evictions—the thirteenth highest…

September 16, 2019

Ivory Innovations Seeks Nominations for ‘Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability’

Memo to Members

Ivory Innovations, an organization that “brings together stakeholders of public and private organizations to support solutions to the national housing affordability crisis,” inaugurated an Ivory…

September 16, 2019

NLIHC in the News for the Week of September 8

Memo to Members

The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of September 8: “The Question the Presidential Candidates Don’t Get Asked,” CityLab, September 13 at: https://…

September 16, 2019

NLIHC Welcomes New Communications/Graphic Design Intern Eddie Stephens

Memo to Members

NLIHC is pleased to welcome Eddie Stephens as a communications/graphic design intern for the fall and winter/spring semesters. Eddie recently completed his Certificate in Graphic Design at George…

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