NLIHC Testifies before U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Disaster Response in Puerto Rico
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel testified at a hearing of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to discuss the federal government’s response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. The hearing, held in…
Advocates Send Letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Requesting Spanish-Language Access to Online Complaint System
NLIHC, Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico, the National Consumer Law Center, and over 40 other civil rights organizations sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra…
Puerto Rico Advocates Urge Governor to Sign Disaster Housing Recovery Bill
Housing advocates in Puerto Rico successfully advocated passage of disaster housing recovery legislation and emergency rental assistance during their most recent state legislative session. At the…
NLIHC Partner Testifies as House Committee on Financial Services Holds Hearing on Disaster Recovery and Mitigation
The House Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance held a hearing, “Built to Last: Examining Housing Resilience in the Face of Climate Change,”…
Advocates Push Puerto Rico Governor to Request Greater FEMA Assistance Amid Latest Earthquakes
NLIHC and disaster recovery advocates sent a letter to Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced asking her to request that FEMA reopen and expand its Individual Assistance (IA) application process…
Recording Now Available of NLIHC’s May 4 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…
Join NLIHC’s Weekly “Coronavirus, Housing and Homelessness” Call Today at 2:30 pm ET!
NLIHC hosts national calls every Monday at 2:30 pm ET on “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing.” Calls feature leaders from Congress, the administration, state and national partners, local homeless…
Recording of NLIHC’s March 30 “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing” Call Now Available
Over 2,000 organizers, advocates, housing and homelessness service providers, reporters, and legislative staff attended last week’s national call on “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing” hosted by…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates, February 3
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 01/27…
Newly Introduced Puerto Rico Earthquake Recovery Bill Includes Recovery Funding and Tax Credits for Economic Development, Affordable Housing
The “Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020” (H.R. 5687) was introduced on January 28 by House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita…
Restrictions on Recovery Aid to Puerto Rico Rile Advocates; Members of Congress Call for Expanded Disaster Housing Assistance
Opposition to HUD’s decision to place severe restrictions on recovery and mitigation funding headed to Puerto Rico (see Memo, 1/27) continues to grow among advocates and some members of Congress. One…