Members of the U.S. Congress have adjourned for recess until April 17 and will return to their home states and districts for in-district work periods. Recess offers advocates the opportunity to…
A devastating outbreak of more than 50 tornados in the South and Midwest on March 31 has now resulted in 32 deaths, after a massive storm system moved through the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,…
A report published by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies shows that approximately $20 billion is being spent annually to repair homes following major disasters and minor storms – a…
In a research note released earlier this year, Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) member Texas Appleseed outlined its findings following efforts to monitor the ongoing recovery from…
Congressional and National Updates
President Biden visited Rolling Fork, Mississippi, with HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on March 31 following an EF-4 tornado…
Join today’s (April 10) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. Christi Economy from the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley, will join the call…
Join the Framework for an Equitable Homelessness Response on Thursday, April 20, from 3 to 4:30 pm ET for the second webinar in its series on reimagining interim housing, “Reimagining Interim Housing…
The Congressional Progressive Caucus released its executive action priorities for the Biden administration, which include provisions to protect renters from price-gouging and excessive rent increases…
HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) released an LGBTQIA+ Fair Housing Toolkit to educate housing providers, tenants, applicants, and other housing consumers about LGBTQIA+ fair…
NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest municipal healthcare system in the country, announced that patients will receive one-on-one assistance to apply for housing. The support would help approximately…
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced a proposed $160 million investment in housing on March 15 – the largest proposed housing investment in the state in over a decade. The proposal is…
An article published in Housing Policy Debate, “Quantifying the Impact of Evictions and Eviction Filings on Homelessness Rates in the United States,” evaluates the relationship between evictions and…
