Advocates and Congressional Leaders Call for HUD to Release Mitigation Assistance for Puerto Rico After Deadly Earthquake
In the aftermath of the deadly earthquake and subsequent tremors that devastated parts of Puerto Rico last week, members of Congress and advocates pushed for HUD to release the over $16 billion in…
January 13, 2020Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - January 13, 2020
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 1/06). Federal Action…
January 13, 2020HUD Releases 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
HUD released The 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR), Part 1, which provides estimates of homelessness in the U.S. The 2019 report estimates 568,000 people were experiencing homelessness in…
January 13, 2020African Americans Experience Homelessness Disproportionately
Source: HUD, 2-019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress. U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts.
January 13, 2020New York City Council Passes Landmark Legislation to Address Homelessness Crisis
The New York City Council passed groundbreaking legislation on December 19, 2019, that will create more permanent housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. The legislation (…
January 13, 2020NLIHC in the News for the Week of January 5
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of January 5: “As Trump Ditches a Fair Housing Rule, New York City Doubles Down,” City Lab, January 8 at: https…
January 13, 2020Where to Find Us – January 13
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: CHAPA Breakfast Forum: Doing Business in Times of Uncertainty, Part IV,…
January 13, 2020Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on the Release of HUD’s 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report
Washington, D.C. – The January 7 release of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Part 1 of the 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) confirms that we as a nation need to do much…
January 9, 2020After Major Earthquake, Coalition of Over 850 Organizations Again Calls on HUD to Release Mitigation Assistance to Puerto Rico
Washington, DC - Yesterday's 6.4 magnitude earthquake on the island of Puerto Rico makes even more urgent the need for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release more than $16…
January 8, 2020Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on Release of HUD’s Proposal to Gut the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule
Washington, D.C. – Today’s proposal from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to gut the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule represents a complete retreat from efforts to…
January 7, 2020Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 25, Issue 1
Memo: New Bipartisan Housing Bills, Upcoming Congressional Hearings, and More
January 6, 2020