FEMA Must Take Urgent Action to Address Wrongful Denial of Individual Assistance to Eligible Low-Income Disaster Survivors
NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition urge FEMA to ensure assistance for disaster survivors Washington, DC – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and its Disaster Housing…
October 20, 2022President and CEO Diane Yentel Statement on Equitable Disaster Recovery from Hurricanes Fiona and Ian
Washington, D.C. – Today, Floridians are just beginning to assess the terrible damage caused by one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the region in years. The early images and stories of destruction…
September 29, 2022NLIHC Statement on FEMA Program Assistance Reforms Supporting Nearly 100,000 Additional Disaster Survivors
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery hosted FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell for a hearing on a review of…
June 14, 2022NLIHC Statement on HUD Decision that Texas GLO Discriminated Against People of Color in Distributing CDBG-MIT Funds
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Region VI Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity announced today that the Texas Government Land Office (GLO)…
March 8, 2022NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel to Testify Before U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Hurricane María Disaster Relief
NLIHC urges Congress to prioritize the housing needs of the lowest-income and most marginalized people in disaster impacted areas. What: National Low Income Coalition (NLIHC) President and CEO…
December 9, 2021Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – October 4, 2021
National Updates Congress Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards met with Congress last week in a bid to increase the amount of disaster recovery assistance headed to the state, which is still…
October 4, 2021Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - January 19, 2021
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition is convening and supporting disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including…
January 19, 2021NLIHC to Testify at Congressional Hearing on Equitable Disaster Recovery; DHRC to Issue Disaster Recovery Reform Recommendations
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel will testify at a House Transportation and Infrastructure hearing on equitable disaster recovery this week. The hearing, held by the Economic Development, Public…
July 27, 2020Recording Now Available of NLIHC’s May 11 National Call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness”
More than 1,000 organizers, advocates, reporters, and legislative staff attended the weekly “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” national call hosted by NLIHC and our Disaster Recovery Housing…
May 18, 2020Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - January 6, 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 12/23). Federal…
January 6, 2020Disaster Recovery Advocates Voice Concerns about Puerto Rico Recovery Plans
Disaster recovery advocates in Puerto Rico and around the country voiced concerns about the Puerto Rico Department of Housing’s (PRDOH’s) main recovery program in a statement released by Disaster…
December 23, 2019