NLIHC’s Membership Month is entering its final week. We need your help in these final days of our campaign to encourage family members, friends and colleagues to join NLIHC in our mission to ensure…
(Washington, D.C.) - Today, Sheila Crowley announced that she will retire in 2016 from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) after leading the organization as President and CEO for over…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) indicated during a press conference on September 16 that negotiations on a budget deal that would lift sequestration were likely. “We are inevitably…
On September 17, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary again postponed the mark-up of the “Stop Sanctuary Cities Act” (S.1814). During the mark-up, Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senator…
Two bills concerning the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, were introduced in the Senate last week. The first bill would suspend pay hikes for the CEOs of Fannie…
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on September 15 that examines fragmentation and overlap of rental assistance programs on the federal, state, and local levels, the extent of…
Housing Action Illinois, an NLIHC State Coalition Partner, released a new report about the impact that the current Illinois budget impasse could have on critical housing and homeless service programs…
New data from the U.S. Department of Education show that the number of homeless children in public schools reached 1.36 million in the 2013-2014 school year, an increase of 8% from 2012-2013 and more…
The U.S. Census Bureau released data on September 16 that show no significant change in the official poverty rate or real median household income between 2013 and 2014. Income and Poverty in the…
The Washington DC NeighborWorks Training Institute will take place December 7-11, 2015, and will feature a broad array of professional development courses. Participants can choose from over 100 high-…
