Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) introduced the “Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act” (S. 3100) on June 29. The measure would punish communities that have immigrant “sanctuary” laws and policies in place by…
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch (R-UT) circulated a dear colleague letter on May 27 asking senators to cosponsor the “Affordable Housing Credit…
NLIHC and nine other organizations hosted a congressional briefing on June 24 titled “Why Housing Matters in Criminal Justice Reform.” Speakers discussed why we must ensure the reentry population has…
NLIHC recently added state-specific national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocation plan information on our HTF website at: http://bit.ly/28SEBVd. These state pages are updated regularly. We also…
Source: Economic Policy Institute. (2016). Income inequality in the U.S. by state, metropolitan area, and county. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www.epi.org/files/pdf/107100.pdf
NLIHC is accepting resumes for fall 2016 internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues, with…
NLIHC is pleased to announce that Sarah Mickelson has joined our team as Director of Public Policy. Sarah worked previously with Enterprise Community Partners as a senior analyst. In this role, she…
HUD released new guidance to public housing agencies (PHAs) and other stakeholders to encourage greater efforts and collaboration in housing persons with criminal records. The guidance, “It Starts…
NLIHC joined 39 national organizations in sending a letter to Senators urging them to co-sponsor the “Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act” (HOTMA) (S. 3083), recently introduced by…
NLIHC will host a Twitter chat on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 2:00 pm EST to discuss the findings from its newly released reports, The GAP: Affordable Housing Gap Analysis 2016 and Out of Reach 2016.…
