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Donate Today to Honor Native American Housing Leader Pinky Clifford and other...
Emma "Pinky" CliffordDonate today in honor of Emma “Pinky” Clifford, who will receive the 2019 Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award for her many years of leadership and dedication on behalf of Native...
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Matt Desmond to Address the Ongoing U.S. Eviction Epidemic at NLIHC’s 2019...
Dr. Matthew Desmond Author of EvictedMatthew Desmond, author of the Pulitzer-Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City and principle investigator at the Eviction Lab at...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Updates – January 14, 2019
The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 12/17). NLIHC also posts this...
View ArticleGovernment Shutdown Delays Disaster Recovery Funding
The continuing partial shutdown of the federal government is having serious impacts on disaster recovery efforts. Additional government funding, as well as guidance regarding previously appropriated...
View ArticleJoin National Call to Learn About the Impacts of the Government Shutdown on...
The partial federal government shutdown has become the longest in U.S. history, and low-income people served by affordable housing programs are increasingly being negatively impacted. The longer the...
View ArticleGovernment Shutdown Continues into Fourth Week with No End in Sight
The partial federal government shutdown, now into its fourth week, continues with no end in sight. On January 10, House Democrats, who passed a package of spending bills to end the government shutdown...
View Article#Shutdown2018: Call Congress to Support Dear Colleague Letter, then Join...
Call Congress to Support Dear Colleague Letter, and Join Today’s National Call on Shutdown’s Impacts on Affordable Housing and Community DevelopmentThe partial government shutdown, now the longest...
View ArticleHousing Leaders Warn of Shutdown’s Impact on Affordable Housing & Communities...
Washington, DC– Members of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) hosted a national call with over 2,200 registrants yesterday, January 15,about the effects of the partial...
View ArticleNLIHC in the News for the Week of January 13
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of January 13.“Microsoft’s Leap Into Housing Illuminates Government’s Retreat,” The New York Times, January 18 at:...
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From the Field: Maine Advocates Celebrate Long-Delayed Authorization of $15...
Maine Governor Janet Mills authorized on January 15 the sale of $15 million in bonds to construct and repair affordable homes for seniors. A ballot measure calling for the sale of the bonds for senior...
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Fact of the Week: HUD Rental Assistance Programs Serve Very Low-Income...
Source: HUD Picture of Subsidized Households, 2017.
View ArticleStudy Examines Effectiveness of Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program
An article in Housing Policy Debate, “The Impact of Homeless Prevention on Residential Instability: Evidence from the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program,” found that the Homeless...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Updates – January 22, 2019
The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 1/14). NLIHC also posts this...
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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 its national policy agenda, Within Reach: Ambitious Federal Solutions to Meet the Housing Needs of the Most...
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Honor 2019 Housing Leadership Awardee Dr. Mitchell Katz for His Work on...
Join NLIHC in recognizing 2019 Housing Leadership Award honoree Dr. Mitchell Katz, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, who will receive the 2019 Sheila Crowley Housing Justice Award for...
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What in the World is Going on in Washington?! Find out at NLIHC’s 2019...
Many are asking in disbelief, “What in the world is going on in our nation’s capital?!” Find out at NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions taking place at the...
View ArticleNew Members Announced for Key Congressional Committees
House Democrats have released committee rosters for several committees, including House Financial Services, Appropriations, and Ways and Means. House Republicans released their committee rosters for...
View ArticleHUD Provides Voucher Guidance to PHA Directors during Shutdown
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent a memorandum to public housing agency (PHA) executive directors on January 15 stating that Housing Choice Voucher renewal funds and Administrative...
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Partial Government Shutdown Challenges Owners and Puts Tenants at Risk
On December 22, 2018, the federal government began a partial shutdown when Congress and President Trump could not agree on an appropriations bill or continuing resolution that would continue to fund...
View ArticleMembers of Congress Highlight Shutdown’s Impacts on Affordable Housing, Call...
A group of 34 U.S. senators and 138 representatives sent a letter on January 17 to President Donald Trump and HUD Secretary Ben Carson sharing the legislators’ concerns about the negative impacts on...
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