The Coalition on Human Needs and the National Women’s Law Center will host a webinar, “Fiscal Cliff Notes: What you need to know about what's happened so far, and what comes next,” on January 28 from…
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) is offering two-day Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) trainings in seven cities. The trainings are approved by and funded with support…
MRDC, a social policy research institute, evaluated the Opportunity NYC-Work Rewards demonstration project, testing three different approaches aimed at improving employment outcomes of housing…
The 31st NLIHC Housing Leadership Awards Reception will be held Tuesday, March 19 at the Washington Court Hotel. To be a pacesetting donor, please make pledge or contribute by January 31. NLIHC is…
There is not enough decent, affordable housing available to all the extremely low income Americans who need it. This is the reason we continue to have so many homeless people in the United States and…
The beginning of President Barack Obama’s second term in office the week of January 21 marks a renewed opportunity for housing advocates to push for a solution to the absolute shortage of affordable…
Advocates for programs that serve America’s most vulnerable, low income populations gathered forces the week of January 14 as lawmakers continue to debate the federal budget and the nation’s…
Representative Diane Black (R-TN) introduced H.R. 224, the Stop Tenant Organizing Promotion Act, on January 14. H.R. 224 would terminate HUD's authority to implement or provide assistance to the…
On January 14, Representative Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) introduced H.R. 231 to reauthorize Title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, which would give Congress the…
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 152, a bill to provide aid to communities impacted by Super Storm Sandy, on January 15 by a vote of 241 to 180. The House initially considered a more limited…
NLIHC state coalition partners in New York and New Jersey are at the forefront of efforts to guide their states to recovery in the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy. The October 2012 storm, which…
