Where to Find Us – November 12
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Maine Affordable Housing Coalition Conference, Portland, ME, on November…
November 12, 2018NLIHC Seeks Interns for Winter/Spring 2019 Semester
NLIHC is accepting applications for internship positions for the winter/spring 2019 semester. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about…
November 12, 2018When You Shop for the Holidays on Amazon Smile, Amazon Will Donate to NLIHC at No Cost to You
As you begin shopping for the holidays, please be aware that Amazon will make a contribution to NLIHC on your behalf at no cost to you when you shop on Amazon Smile. With every Amazon Smile purchase…
November 12, 2018NLIHC in the News for the Week of November 4
“Landlords Are Powerful. Here’s A Way Renters Are Regaining Some Control,” The Huffington Post, November 9 at: https://bit.ly/2PjNwpt “Voters just gave nearly 1 million workers a raise…
November 12, 2018Pre-Event Registration for NeighborWorks Training Institute in Pittsburgh, December 3-7, Closes on November 13
The pre-event registration for the NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) in Pittsburgh, December 3-7, closes on November 13. NTI courses, lasting from one-to-five days each, are an excellent…
November 12, 2018New Report Highlights Importance of State Housing Trust Funds for Rural Communities
The Center for Community Change released State Housing Trust Funds: A Rural Lifeline, which highlights the successes rural communities have had with state and local housing trust funds. Almost every…
November 12, 2018Freddie Mac Multifamily Provides Series of Reports on Serving Underserved Markets
Freddie Mac Multifamily is releasing a series of reports to highlight the opportunities and challenges of providing affordable multifamily housing in underserved markets. Two previous reports…
November 12, 2018From the Field: New York City Council Member Rallies with Homelessness Advocates and Announces New Homeless Housing Legislation
New York City Council Member Rafael Salamanca recently announced new legislation aimed at increasing affordable housing for the city’s homeless residents in conjunction with the ongoing House our…
November 12, 2018Fact of the Week: States’ LIHTC ‘Opportunity Incentives’ Include Access to Education, Transportation, Healthcare, Jobs, and Low-Poverty Areas
Source: Freddie Mac and National Housing Trust. (2018). “Opportunity Incentives in LIHTC Qualified Allocations Plans.” Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2P8nvJA
November 12, 2018Study Suggests Social Networks May Affect Residential Choices of Voucher Holders
Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) help low income households afford housing in low-poverty neighborhoods, but HCV recipients still tend to live in higher-poverty neighborhoods. A study published in the…
November 12, 2018Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – November 12, 2018
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to 2017 and 2018 disasters since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the articles in last week’s Memo, see…
November 12, 2018