Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Representatives Denny Heck (D-WA) and Sean Duffy (R-WI) introduced the “Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance Grants Act” (S. 2282 and H.R.…
A study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, “Adults with Housing Insecurity Have Worse Access to Primary and Preventive Care,” found that adults with housing insecurity…
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign recently published three new multi-sector fact sheets on its website, further showcasing the many intersectionalities of housing…
Governor Janet Mills signed “An Act to Strengthen the Lead Poisoning Control Act” (L.D. 1116) into law on June 27. The new law requires all Maine children to receive blood lead testing at ages one…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of July 21:
“Cities grappling with affordable housing shortage problems: long commutes, homelessness, costly…
NLIHC is accepting applications for our fall internship positions: one for communications/media/graphic design and one for research. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
UnidosUS 2019 Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, August 3
Independence…
The Baltimore County Branch of the NAACP, Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc., and three individuals filed a complaint with HUD on November 22, 2011 alleging that Baltimore County developed housing only in…
NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 nonpartisan voter and candidate engagement effort is offering NLIHC members and partners a webinar, Let’s Get It Started, on July 31 at 1:00 p.m. ET. The…
The House Financial Services Committee voted unanimously on July 16 to approve H.R. 3702, the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019,” thanks in large part to the strong advocacy of the more than…
Representative Al Lawson (D-FL) introduced on July 12 the “HUD Inspection Oversight Act” (H.R. 3745) (H.R. 3745) to increase transparency and strengthen enforcement of the inspection process for…
