Interview with Mindy Woods, Resident Action Project
Tell us a little bit about yourself and what brought you to housing work.
I am a Desert Storm veteran and single mother. Eleven years ago, our…
Join Monday’s (February 13) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) and U.S. Senate Committee on Banking,…
NLIHC released on February 9 the winter issue of Tenant Talk, our semi-annual newsletter designed to engage residents in housing advocacy. The new issue, Advancing Tenant Protections: Building Tenant…
NLIHC encourages advocates from across the country to register for our Hill Day Prep webinar on February 28 to prepare for our Capitol Hill Day on March 23. The webinar will be held from 4 to 5 pm ET…
The U.S. House of Representatives passed two pieces of disaster recovery legislation on February 8, both sponsored by Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R) of Puerto Rico. The bills,…
NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2023 will feature a keynote address by acclaimed author and sociologist Matthew Desmond while also celebrating the launch of Desmond’s new book, Poverty, by…
NLIHC’s 2023 Housing Policy Forum will feature a keynote address by Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, a renowned scholar and social activist. The Forum will also offer…
During this month’s “Tenant Talk Live” webinar, participants joined a discussion about international models of housing. Participants heard from panelists Aura Reyes and Kenna Stormogipson, who talked…
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NLIHC’s Inaugural Tenant and Community Leader Retreat Lives Up to Its Theme
By Renee Willis, NLIHC
It was harvest time at the Resora in Albany, Georgia. The main house sat prominently on 1,638…
By Tori Bourret, NLIHC
NLIHC has long tracked and advocated for policies that promote the housing stability of renters and protect them from evictions, including – in recent years – the “Eviction…
By David Foster, NLIHC
Members of NLIHC’s Tenant Leader Cohort – alongside other people with lived expertise, legal aid providers, advocates, and researchers – attended a meeting focused on tenant…