Federal Spending Updates
Congress and the president finalized on December 20, 2019, the funding levels for fiscal year (FY) 2020, which began on October 1. They passed several temporary spending…
Advocates Win New Protections from Housing Discrimination in Cook County, Illinois
Over 1 million adults in Chicago and its surrounding communities now have fairer access to safe, affordable homes…
The Path Forward: Addressing Obstacles to Housing Upon Reentry
Advocates and leaders with experience returning from incarceration have been working on solutions throughout the country. There have…
Tenant Screening as a Barrier to Housing
Tenant screening is one of the more harmful connections between the criminal justice system and housing, for federally assisted housing and private market…
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This newest edition is devoted to the housing obstacles returning prisoners must overcome and how those obstacles must be addressed.
Controversy: Using Jail Space for Shelter
Several cities are responding to the increased demand for emergency shelter beds for homeless individuals by using former or unused jails as temporary…
Over of Issue
The “War on Drugs” and welfare reform have affected much of our nation’s poverty reduction efforts in the past several decades, including programs intended to address housing poverty.…
Dear Readers,
The U.S. makes up about 5% of the world population but has more than 20% of the world’s prison population. Incarceration has skyrocketed over the last several decades, and our country’…
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, former Vice President Joe Biden (D-DE) joined other Democratic presidential candidates in releasing their plans to address the nation’s affordable housing crisis. Vice…
Join NLIHC in celebrating 2020 Housing Leadership Award Honoree Jennifer Leimaile Ho, who will be recognized at the 38th Annual Housing Leadership Awards Reception on March 26 at the…
