Virginia advocates launched the Campaign for Housing and Civic Engagement (CHACE) during 2017’s Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action. The Virginia Housing Alliance and the Virginia…
The final and most important phase of voter engagement is Getting Out The Vote (GOTV). Mobilizing voters and making sure they get to the polls is the ultimate goal of your efforts. In 2016, 74% of…
Adrianna O’Neill
Decisions are shaped by those who show up!
A resident perspective by Adrianna O’Neill,
Resident Advisory Board Member, Public Housing Authority of Truth or Consequences, New…
Boston Housing Activists Secure Passage of Just Cause Eviction Law
Jim Brooks Community Stabilization Act Passes City Council, Now Must Head to State Legislature
Jim Brooks. Photo: Right to the…
The Senate debated a bill, the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act” (S. 2155) on March 8 that includes provisions that would undermine the physical integrity of many…
A HUD memo from March 5 announced Secretary Ben Carson’s consideration of revising the agency’s mission statement and removing anti-discrimination language and promises of inclusive communities. The…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs issued an updated version of its brochure, “Residents' Rights and Responsibilities.” The seven-page brochure summarizes key rights and responsibilities…
President Trump announced on March 7 the creation of a Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry. The new Interagency Council will bring together 11 different federal…
NLIHC will host a Capitol Hill Lobby Day on the last day of our Housing Policy Forum on March 21st. Lobby Day is an opportunity for advocates to use the knowledge gained at the Forum to educate their…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of March 4:
>“A basic need: American infrastructure must include housing,” The Hill, March 8 at: http://bit.…
NLIHC will release its new report The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes tomorrow, March 13, and will invite advocates to join us for a tweetstorm on its findings from 2:00 pm-3:00 pm ET. America is…
