A research brief from the University of Wisconsin’s Institute for Research on Poverty titled How does incarceration affect where people live after prison, and does it vary by race? reports that after…
The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP) will host a webinar on proven strategies to address homeless encampments. Attendees will learn how to comply with laws and policies that…
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) takes place May 2-6 in Los Angeles, CA. The NTI will offer over 100 course offerings in affordable housing development and financing, housing asset…
How to keep affordable housing sustainable is the challenge thought-leaders from across the affordable housing movement will be exploring at the Consortium for Housing and Asset Management (CHAM)…
At the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) hearing on March 10 (see article below), HUD Secretary Julián Castro discussed…
On March 10, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) held a hearing on HUD’s FY17 budget request. HUD Secretary Julián…
Another week has passed with the prospects of an FY17 budget resolution growing dimmer. On the Senate side, any budget resolution that attempts to undo the $30 billion increase in discretionary…
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will hold a March 15 hearing on the budget for the Department of Transportation (DOT) and…
On March 3, Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Representatives Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Mike Quigley (D-IL) introduced the “Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016” (S. 2631/H…
On March 3, Representatives David Price (D-NC) and Robert Aderholt (R-AL) introduced a bill (H.R. 4704) to update the funding formula for HUD’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH-2016-02 on March 4, amending policies regarding “over-housed” families receiving enhanced vouchers. A family is considered over-…
On March 11, HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity published a notice in the Federal Register announcing a proposed Assessment Tool that must be used by states and Insular Areas to…
