HUD Offers HOME Program Training Webinars
HUD's Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) is offering a “Building HOME” webinar training series. The training series will provide an overview of the HOME Investment Partnerships Program...
View ArticlePamela Patenaude Resigns as HUD Deputy Secretary
Pamela Patenaude submitted her resignation as HUD Deputy Secretary on December 17 after serving in that role for 15 months. In a Twitter statement, Ms. Patenaude wrote, “This morning I informed...
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National Association of Social Workers Joins Opportunity Starts at Home...
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) announced on December 19 that it is joining the Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable housing campaign Steering Committee. As a campaign...
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Honor 2019 Housing Leadership Awardees Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Pinky Clifford,...
Join NLIHC in recognizing 2019 Housing Leadership Award honorees Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO); Emma “Pinky” Clifford, executive director of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing and...
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Register Today for NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum on Seizing the Moment...
NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions is right around the corner! The Forum will take place in Washington, DC, March 27-29. Awareness about the affordable housing...
View ArticleLast Call for Housing Organizing Awards Nominations – Deadline January 11
Just a few days remain for submitting nominations for the 2019 NLIHC Housing Organizing Awards: the deadline for submissions is Friday, January 11! The awards recognize outstanding achievement during...
View ArticleNew Congress Sworn In, Committee Leaders and Senate Committee Rosters Set
Senators and representatives of the 116th Congress were sworn in on January 3, officially kicking off the new congressional term. The Democrats formally took control of the House of Representatives...
View ArticleGovernment Shutdown Now into Third Week, Impacts Housing Programs and Tenants
Parts of the federal government have now been shut down for over two weeks, as President Trump continues to insist Congress significantly increase funding for a southern border wall. When the new...
View ArticleAffordable Housing Leaders Demand End to the Government Shutdown & Passage of...
A coalition of more than 70 national organizations tell the Administration & Congress that people with the lowest incomes will be hit hardest if the shutdown continues.Washington, DC - Members of...
View ArticleMap: Impacts of Shutdown
The map below is an Interactive Map showing the Impact the Government Shutdown is having on HUD Project-Based Rental Assistance Contracts. Click here to download a PDF version of the Map.
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Update on the Shutdown’s Impact on Housing and How to Take Action
The partial government shutdown, now almost three weeks long, continues with no end in sight. Affordable housing programs and the low-income people they serve are already being impacted. The longer the...
View ArticleNational Conference Call on the Shutdown’s Impacts on Affordable Housing and...
Join January 15 National Call to Learn About the Impacts of the Government Shutdown on Affordable Housing and Community Development ProgramsThe partial government shutdown, now three weeks long,...
View ArticleNLIHC Welcomes New Research Intern
Originally from Ithaca, NY, Abby Cooper attends the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she is pursuing a B.A. in public policy with a concentration in poverty and social justice. She has...
View ArticleNLIHC to Host Mellon/ACLS Research Fellow
NLIHC has been selected by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) as a host organization for the Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Program, a career-building fellowship initiative designed to...
View ArticleNLIHC in the News for the Week of January 6
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of January 6.“Thousands Face Threat Of Eviction After HUD Contracts Expire Due To Shutdown,” NPR, January 11 at:...
View ArticleFrom the Field: North Carolina Housing Coalition Adds Energy Burdens to...
North Carolina housing advocates now have access to an updated mapping tool that shows thatenergy costs are a crucial piece of the housing affordability puzzle. Staff at the North Carolina Housing...
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Fact of the Week: Households in HUD PBRA Homes at Risk Due to Government...
Source: HUD Multifamily Assistance and Section 8 Contracts Database; HUD Picture of Subsidized Households. Excludes properties with fewer than 11 units
View ArticleOver 90% of People in Poverty Are Children, Seniors, Individuals with...
An update on poverty from the Hamilton Project of the Brookings Institution, Who Was Poor in the United States in 2017, found that 12.3% of the U.S. population, or 39.7 million residents, lived in...
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America’s Health Insurance Plans Discusses Intersections between Health and...
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable housing campaign released its newest podcast episode with America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the largest advocacy organization representing...
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Opportunity Starts at Home to Release National Policy Agenda and Host...
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable housing campaign will release on January 24 its national policy agenda report, Within Reach: Ambitious Federal Solutions to Meet the Housing Needs...
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