Robert Marbut Removed as Executive Director of USICH
Robert Marbut left his position as executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) on February 16. Mr. Marbut’s tenure at USICH was defined by his rejection of…
February 22, 2021Recording Available of NLIHC’s August 17 National Call on Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, housing, and homelessness on August 17, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) provided updates from Capitol Hill and discussed what advocates can do to…
August 24, 2020Former USICH Directors Send Letter to Congressional Leaders Calling for Homelessness Assistance in Next Coronavirus Relief Package
Former directors of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) Fred Karnas, Barbara Poppe, Laura Zeilinger, and Matthew Doherty on August 5 sent a joint letter to congressional…
August 10, 2020Banking Committee Democrats Send Letter to USICH Director Marbut Questioning His Approaches to Ending Homelessness
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, led Committee Democrats in a letter to United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (…
February 3, 2020Urge the Trump Administration to Support Evidence-Based Approaches to Ending Homelessness
Homelessness is one of our country’s most urgent, tragic and solvable crises. We cannot end homelessness, however, by ignoring the evidence about what works. For this reason, NLIHC, the National…
February 3, 2020Bipartisan Congressional Leaders Urge USICH Director to Commit to “Housing First” Model to Ending Homelessness
Four key congressional leaders – Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) and Representatives David Price (D-NC) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) – sent a letter on January 10 to Robert Marbut…
January 21, 2020Supreme Court Upholds Ruling, Homeless People Cannot Be Criminally Punished for Sleeping Outside if No Alternatives Exist
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition to review Martin v. Boise on December 16, upholding the Ninth Circuit Court ruling that people experiencing homelessness cannot be criminally punished for…
December 23, 2019Robert Marbut Confirmed as Head of U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
Members of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) confirmed Robert Marbut as the new executive director on December 10. President Trump appointed Mr. Marbut, a community college…
December 16, 2019House Democrats Send Letter Rejecting Robert Marbut as Head of U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
Led by Representatives William Lacy Clay (D-MO), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Gwen Moore (D-WI), a group of 75 House Democrats sent a letter to President Trump on December 10 outlining their…
December 16, 2019Trump Appoints Robert Marbut as Executive Director of United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
President Trump appointed Robert Marbut as executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) on December 4, following the ousting of former USICH Director Matthew…
December 9, 2019Trump Administration Removes Head of US Interagency Council on Homelessness
The Trump administration asked Matthew Doherty to leave his position as executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) on November 14. Founded in 1987, USICH…
November 25, 2019