UnidosUS hosted five of the Democratic presidential candidates at Vision 2020: A Conversation with the Candidates during its Annual Conference on August 5. UnidosUS, a national nonprofit…
Presidential candidates are addressing the issue of housing affordability in America like never before – in the most recent presidential debates and on the campaign trail, in town halls,…
NLIHC urges advocates to participate in a tweetstorm led by Opportunity Starts at Home Steering Committee member Food Research and Action Council (FRAC) on August 14 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET to…
It is critical for advocates to engage directly with policymakers to urge them to take action to address the issues of housing affordability and homelessness – and there is no better time to do so…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a webinar on August 22 to discuss HUD’s proposed drastic changes to the Disparate Impact rule that would make it virtually impossible for…
HUD and the City of Los Angeles signed a Voluntary Compliance Agreement (VCA) on August 2 regarding the City’s compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the…
A recent study by Opportunity Insights, Creating Moves to Opportunity: Experimental Evidence on Barriers to Neighborhood Choice, examined the impact of the Creating Moves to Opportunity (CMTO)…
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University explored the impacts of affordable housing on child enrichment and cognitive development. They found that when families spent more than half of their incomes…
Oregon housing advocates had a breakthrough legislative session in 2019. Overall, 15 bills passed to expand renter protections and to provide greater funding for affordable homes and supportive…
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 8/5).…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold an August 28 webinar on “crime-free” housing programs and how they adversely impact the housing stability of survivors of domestic violence and…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of August 4:
“Homeless on the rise in Central Oregon,” News Channel 21, August 8 at: https://tinyurl.com/…
