NLIHC Testifies at Senate Budget Committee Roundtable on Federal Housing Assistance Programs
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel testified on September 16 before the Senate Budget Committee’s roundtable on Examining Federal Housing Assistance Programs. In her testimony, Diane addressed the…
NLIHC Participates in Solutions to Homelessness Panel
NLIHC staff took part in a Law at the Margins (LATM) virtual forum, “Housing as a Human Right,” on July 25. The forum focused on concrete solutions to solving homelessness. LATM is a social justice…
Shriver Center to Hold Webinar on Environmental Justice in Federally Assisted Housing
The Shriver Center on Poverty Law will hold a webinar on “Poisonous Homes: The Fight for Environmental Justice in Federally Assisted Housing.” The webinar, which will be held on Tuesday, July 28…
NLIHC Hosts Virtual Hill Briefing on “Out of Reach: What State and Local Data Tell Us About Solutions to America’s Housing Crisis Before, During and After COVID-19”
NLIHC held a virtual briefing for congressional staffers on July 16 on the release of Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing, NLIHC’s annual publication comparing rents and wages nationally and in…
Senate Democrats Release “Economic Justice Act” with Major Provisions for Achieving Racially Just Housing Policy
Senate Democrats announced a proposal on July 16 to invest $350 billion in communities of color, including specific policies that would increase investments in affordable housing and promote racial…
House Democrats Release Sweeping Infrastructure Plan, Would Invest $100 Billion in Affordable Housing
House Democrats released on June 18 the “Moving Forward Act,” a $1.5 trillion infrastructure package. In addition to investing substantially in repairing the nation’s roads and bridges and improving…
Massachusetts Local Land-Use Override Program Continues to Spur Affordable Housing Development
An article published in Housing Policy Debate, “Overriding Exclusion: Compliance with Subsidized Housing Incentives in the Massachusetts 40B Program,” reports that a Massachusetts policy of allowing…
NLIHC Provides Additional New Resources on Coronavirus, Housing and Homelessness
NLIHC recently released two additional new resources on coronavirus, housing and homelessness: an ongoing list of shelters for people experiencing homelessness that have closed as a result of the…
DC Housing Authority Redevelopment Plan Opposed by Housing Advocates
The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) has plans to sell its headquarters location to a developer who proposes to build approximately 1,000 homes in the gentrifying NoMa (North of…
House Committee Holds Hearing on Affordable Housing, Gentrification, and Evictions
The House Financial Services Committee held a full committee hearing on January 14, “On the Brink of Homelessness: How the Affordable Housing Crisis and the Gentrification of America is Leaving…
House Financial Services Committee to Hold Hearing on Affordable Housing Crisis
The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on January 14 at 10:00 a.m. ET, “On the Brink of Homelessness: How the Affordable Housing Crisis and the Gentrification of America Is…