Representative Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the “Second Chance Act of 2007” on June 13. If passed, this legislation would continue targeted funding for 5…
A report from the Urban Institute, Why Does Cash Welfare Depend on Where You Live? How and Why State TANF Programs Vary explores state variation in Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)—a…
Source: NLIHC calculation of a national weighted-average Fair Market Rent; NLIHC calculation of affordable rent for average renter wage based on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) QCEW, 2015 adjusted…
After a tense state legislative session, a $46 billion budget has passed in Minnesota with $77 million in bond funding for housing and more than $5 million in expanded support for homeless programs.…
In a new report by Enterprise Community Partners, Public Benefit from Publicly Owned Parcels: Effective Practices in Affordable Housing Development, Michael Spotts, Ahmad Abu-Khalaf, and Genevieve…
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) will take place in Philadelphia the week of August 14-18. The NTI offers more than 100 course in affordable housing development and financing; housing…
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Aubrey Kearney as one of our summer policy interns. Aubrey is currently a graduate student at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University-…
NLIHC is 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…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at or attending the following events in the coming months:
Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND)’s Annual…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of June 11:
“The Hourly Income You Need To Afford Rent Around The U.S.,” The Huffington Post, June 15 at: http…
Washington, D.C. - The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) applauds the release of Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 allocations of state-by-state funding levels for the national Housing Trust Fund (…
