The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of April 16:
“Here’s what you have to earn to be considered low-income in the US,” Vox, April 20 at: http://bit…
Congress is in recess until April 21. This is an ideal time to attend a town hall or to schedule an in-district meeting or site visit with your federal lawmakers. We urge advocates to educate your…
Sign your organization onto a letter calling on Congress to protect and expand the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF). The deadline for signing the letter has been extended to April 28.
The HTF…
Urge your representative to cosponsor the “Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2017” (H.R. 948) to address homelessness and housing poverty in America without any increase in federal spending…
NLIHC released Tenant Talk: A New Administration and Congress…and a Reviewed Movement for Change and Advocates’ Guide 2017: A Primer on Federal Affordable Housing & Community Development Programs…
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney issued a memorandum requiring all federal agencies to begin taking immediate actions to achieve near-term workforce reductions and cost…
HUD will be hosting four in-person listening sessions to discuss a draft Operations notice outlining requirements for implementing the expansion of the Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration. Although an…
In collaboration with NLIHC, the HUD Office of Housing Counseling will present a webinar for NLIHC members on May 2 at 2:00 pm ET on the Final Rule on Housing Counselor Certification, which became…
The National Rural Housing Coalition released its 2017 impact report, Measuring the Economic and Human Impact of Nonprofit Organizations in Rural America, providing information and data to policy…
The Policy & Race Research Action Council updates annually its compilation of state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in the housing market based on source of income. These laws protect…
The Western Center on Law and Poverty released Affordable Housing Manual, a free, easy-to-understand, comprehensive compendium of tools for advocates seeking to increase the supply of affordable…
The Center for Community Change and the National Priorities Project will hold a webinar titled “Protecting Our Communities: A Community Guide to Resisting the President’s Budget” on Wednesday, April…
