May 30 to June 5, 2019
Last May, advocates participated in more than 125 events throughout the country in the Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action. After so much enthusiasm…
For the 2018 election cycle, NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes nonpartisan voter engagement project tracked the major local and state ballot measures for affordable housing revenue and tenant…
Budget Update
On February 14, Congress and the White House reached a final deal to fund the federal government for the remainder of FY19. In late December, President Trump and congressional leaders…
Nicole Odom, Barry Farms
Tenants Organize to Stop Gentrification in Barry Farms
By Nicole Odom,
Organizing Assistant at Empower D.C.
Barry Farm in southeast Washington, DC had been a public…
Renovated former tobacco warehouses near downtown Durham, North Carolina
There are many definitions for gentrification, which can make discussions about development and displacement confusing.…
Dear Readers,
Struggling neighborhoods throughout the country require new investment. Low-income renters too often confront food deserts, limited access to mass transit, unsafe housing conditions…
Organizations from Sacramento, CA, and Houston, TX, received this year’s Organizing Awards from NLIHC for leading efforts to achieve affordable and decent housing.
Washington, DC – The National Low…
On behalf of the National Low Income Coalition, I congratulate Dr. Mark Calabria on his confirmation to serve as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).
When he served as Senate…
On behalf of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, I applaud the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) acting director for releasing the 2018 national Housing Trust Fund annual allocations to…
Dear Readers,
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. began speaking out about the importance of housing in one of his last campaigns in 1966. He marched on the streets of Chicago side-by-side with African-…
Memo to Members and Partners Takes One Week Hiatus
There will be no Memo to Members and Partners on Monday, April 1, due to the NLIHC Policy Forum March 27-29. Memo will return on April 8
