NLIHC is still accepting applications for internship positions for the fall 2017 semester. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of July 2:
“Housing help for Congress? How about for people who really need it?,” op-ed by NLIHC President and…
Social Media: Our Homes, Our Voices is on Twitter (@OurHomesVoices). The hashtag #OurHomesOurVoices has already been retweeted over 200 times. The campaign also has a Facebook Groups page (https://…
Before retiring from Congress, Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) proposed a housing stipend for members of Congress. “I think a $2,500 housing allowance would be appropriate and a real help to…
The Our Homes, Our Voices Housing Day of Action has expanded into a National Housing Week of Action, a full week of activities July 22-29 across the country calling for increased federal investments…
NLIHC urges advocates to contact their members of Congress to oppose the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to rural housing for FY18 and to fully fund rural housing programs. The president’s…
United for Homes endorsers are invited to join a webinar, “Direct Action and the United for Homes Campaign: Disruption and Agitation in the Effort for MID Reform,” on July 12 at 2 pm ET. Presenters…
Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, introduced the “Public Housing Tenant Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2017” on June 29. The bill seeks…
Senate Democrats sent a letter on June 26 to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Appropriations Committee Chair Thad Cochran (R-MS) stressing the need for a bipartisan, bicameral…
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, whose jurisdiction includes U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rural affordable housing programs, voted on its FY18 spending bill. The draft…
Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA), along with all the Committee’s Democratic members, sent a letter on June 27 to Committee Chair Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) requesting…
