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, 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, 2022FEMA Releases 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, Prioritizes Equity
FEMA released its 2022-2026 strategic plan on December 9, describing the agency’s vision and goals for the coming years. The plan was developed with input from FEMA employees and external partners…
December 13, 2021NLIHC 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, 2021FEMA Holds Civil Rights Summit on Equity; NLIHC Speaks on Panel of Leaders for Equitable Disaster Recovery
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) held a day-long Civil Rights Summit, “CR Summit 2.0,” on November 17. The summit, hosted by FEMA’s Office of Equal Rights (OER), included updates from…
November 22, 2021FEMA Individual Assistance Staff Attend Disaster Housing Recovery Working Group Meeting to Discuss Reforms
Chris Smith, director of the Individual Assistance Division at the Office of Response and Recovery, Recovery Directorate at FEMA, and additional members of the FEMA Individual Assistance team met…
November 1, 2021Study Shows Disasters Increase Evictions
A recent article in Housing Policy Debate, “A Perfect Storm? Disasters and Evictions,” is one of the first studies to examine the relationship between disasters and evictions. The study combines a…
November 1, 2021Disaster Recovery Advocates Send Letter to FEMA, HUD, and White House Calling for Housing Solutions
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, and White House Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice on behalf of the…
October 12, 2021House Committee on Oversight and Reform Holds Hearing on Hurricane Ida and Disaster Recovery
The House Committee on Oversight held a hearing on October 5 titled “Hurricane Ida and Beyond: Readiness, Recovery, and Resilience.” The chief witness was FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. In her…
October 12, 2021Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Requests Meeting to Discuss Changes at FEMA
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell thanking her for recent changes making disaster assistance easier to access and requesting a meeting on behalf…
October 4, 2021FEMA Announces Major Improvements for Low-Income Disaster Survivors
FEMA announced major reforms to address long-standing barriers that have prevented the lowest-income and most marginalized disaster survivors from receiving the assistance they need to recover. The…
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