HUD Approves Puerto Rico’s Disaster Recovery Block Grant Action Plan
HUD has approved Puerto Rico’s $1.5 billion Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery Action Plan to assist in the island’s long-term recovery from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The grant...
View ArticleJudge Extends Temporary Shelter Assistance Program through August 31
FEMA’s Temporary Shelter Assistance (TSA) hotel-stay program has again been extended through August 31 for survivors of Hurricane Maria, in response to a lawsuit brought forward by Disaster Housing...
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DHRC Partners Win Approval from FEMA on New Documentation of Homeownership...
NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) partners in Puerto Rico won approval from FEMA for alternative documentation to show proof of homeownership for disaster assistance in Puerto Rico...
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New Study Shows Negative Health Effects of Homelessness for Infants and their...
A new study led by researchers from Children’s HealthWatch, a research and policy network and founding steering committee member of the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign, demonstrates the deeply...
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Register for August 7 Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar on Engaging Candidates for...
Register now for the fourth Our Homes, Our Voteswebinar in the six-part series on nonpartisan voter engagement. This webinar, taking place on August 7 at 3:00 pm ET, is titled “An Informed Debate -...
View ArticleCongressional Progressive Caucus Publishes The People’s Budget
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) has released The People’s Budget: A Progressive Path Forwardfor FY19. The proposed budget would fully fund programs to make housing affordable and accessible...
View ArticleSenate Passes FY19 THUD Appropriations Bill
The Senate voted 92-6 on August 1 to approve its FY19 Transportation-HUD (THUD) spending bill, which provides robust funding for affordable housing and community development programs. Overall, the bill...
View ArticleSenator Booker Introduces Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity (HOME) Act
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the “Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity (HOME) Act” (S.3342) on August 1. This bold new bill provides a refundable tax credit to individuals who spend more...
View ArticleWhere to Find Us – August 13
NLIHC president and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:Oklahoma Coalition for Affordable Housing’s 2018 Affordable Housing Conference,...
View ArticleNLIHC in the News for the Week of August 5
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of August 5.“Two senators are proposing national rent relief bills. Here’s why it matters,” Curbed, August 10 at:...
View ArticleSan Diego Passes Ban on Source of Income Discrimination
Low income renters in San Diego will have more housing options available to them in the near future after the City Council passed a ban on source of income discrimination at their meeting on July 31....
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Fact of the Week: In NYC Homeless Shelters, 45% of Single Adults and 38% of...
Source: Metraux, S., Fargo, J., Eng, N.,and Culhane, D. (2018). Employment and earnings trajectories during two decades among adults in New York City Homeless Shelters. Retrieved from...
View ArticleEmployment and Earnings Among NYC Homeless Adults
A study published in Cityscape, “Employment and Earnings Trajectories During Two Decades Among Adults in New York City Homeless Shelters” suggests an association between employment shocks and the onset...
View ArticleAmerican Medical Association Addresses Fair Housing and Chronic Homelessness
Delegates at the 2018 American Medical Association (AMA) Annual Meeting in Chicago adopted several policies intended to alleviate racial housing segregation and chronic homelessness.With the aim of...
View ArticleSample Comment Letter and Sign-On Letter to Protect Disparate Impact Rule
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) has prepared a sample comment letter and a more detailed sign-on letter in response to HUD’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comments regarding...
View ArticleReminder: Register for Opportunity Starts at Home Informational Webinar
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign will host its first informational webinar on August 16, from 3:00-4:00 pm ET. The webinar, “Broadening the Housing Movement,” will be presented by Mike...
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Register for the August 14 Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar on Educating Low...
Register for the fifth webinar in the six-part Our Homes, Our Votes series on nonpartisan voter engagement. This webinar, “I Vote for More Affordable Homes! Educating Voters Before Election Day,” will...
View ArticleSenators Propose Two Bold Renters’ Tax Credits Bills
Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) separately introduced bold proposals to create fully refundable tax credits for cost-burdened renters, households spending more than 30% of their...
View ArticleAdditional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery – August 13
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the 2017 California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners...
View ArticleHUD Releases Notice Guiding Use of $10 Billion in CDBG-DR
A HUD Exchange email on August 2 distributed an advance copy of the notice guiding states’ use of $10 billion in CDBG-DR funds intended to address unmet long-term disaster-related needs stemming from...
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