Head of FEMA Oversight Agency Resigns Over Whitewashed Reports
John V. Kelly stepped down from his role as the acting inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on June 11. The resignation comes after an internal report found significant…
June 17, 2019House Homeland Security Committee Questions FEMA Administrator
The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on June 12 with Acting FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor and Chris Currie from the Government Accountability Office. Lawmakers asked the witnesses…
June 17, 2019NLIHC and Partners Call for Media for Film on Disaster Preparedness, Recovery, and Resilience, Deadline for Submissions is June 25
NLIHC is partnering with Working Films — a production company that works with grassroots groups and non-profit organizations to visually enhance their programs — to curate a compilation of short…
June 17, 2019Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - June 17, 2019
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 6/10). Federal Action…
June 17, 2019Millions Who Qualify for Housing Assistance Do Not Receive it
A report from the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC), Trends in Housing Assistance and Who It Serves, finds that publicly supported housing programs assist more than 13.7…
June 17, 2019From the Field: DC Advocates Win Important Budget Victories
Local advocates in Washington, DC, are celebrating the passage of a strong fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget that will provide more permanent supportive housing (PSH) for single adults than any in…
June 17, 2019Affordable Housing Task Force Bill Reintroduced; Take Action to Encourage Passage!
Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Angus King (I-ME), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), along with 13 bipartisan senators, reintroduced the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act (S. 1772)…
June 17, 2019NLIHC in the News for the Week of June 9
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of June 9. “Boise renters facing steep rental increases and low vacancy rates,” Idaho Press-Tribune, June 13 at:…
June 17, 2019NLIHC to Release 2019 Out of Reach Report on June 18
NLIHC will release the 2019 edition of Out of Reach at 10:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, June 18. Out of Reach documents the high cost of rental housing for low-wage workers and extremely low-income renters…
June 17, 2019NLIHC Welcomes Communications Specialist Kathryn Lee
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Kathryn Lee as a communications specialist. Kathryn will bring her communications and design expertise to support NLIHC’s new Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 nonpartisan voter…
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