On January 15, Representative Al Green (D-TX) introduced H.R. 285, the Housing Fairness Act of 2013, which would authorize $15 million to create a nationwide testing program to detect and document…
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced S. 62, the Check the Box for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013, on January 22.The bill would amend the tax code to allow taxpayers to make a voluntary contribution…
A notice issued by HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) on January 22 outlines temporary provisions to lower some administrative requirements for public housing agencies (PHAs) that…
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin’s efforts to address homelessness in his state continued the week of January 7 when he signed legislation authorizing the Vermont Plan to End Homelessness. The plan…
The Coalition on Human Needs and the National Women’s Law Center will host a webinar, “Fiscal Cliff Notes: What you need to know about what's happened so far, and what comes next,” on January 28 from…
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) is offering two-day Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) trainings in seven cities. The trainings are approved by and funded with support…
MRDC, a social policy research institute, evaluated the Opportunity NYC-Work Rewards demonstration project, testing three different approaches aimed at improving employment outcomes of housing…
The 31st NLIHC Housing Leadership Awards Reception will be held Tuesday, March 19 at the Washington Court Hotel. To be a pacesetting donor, please make pledge or contribute by January 31. NLIHC is…
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the “Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act” (S. 3047) that would eliminate nearly all federal affordable housing programs by consolidating them into a state block…
The Coalition on Human Needs, in conjunction with cosponsors including NLIHC, hosted a Congressional briefing Thursday, June 16 entitled “What Works - and What Doesn’t - to Reduce Poverty and Expand…
During Senate consideration of the FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill, several senators filed amendments that would undermine the Fair Housing Act and…
