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Honor Pinky Clifford, Dr. Mitchell Katz, and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver at 2019...
Come honor Emma “Pinky” Clifford, executive director of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing and NLIHC board member; Dr. Mitchell Katz, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals; and...
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NLIHC’s March 27-29 Housing Policy Forum to Address Development without...
NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions, taking place in Washington, DC, March 27-29, will feature an exploration of YIMBYism and development without displacement. Too...
View ArticleHouse Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Middle Class Families’ Struggles,...
The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a hearing on “How Middle Class Families are Faring in Today’s Economy” on February 13. The subcommittee discussed the impacts of...
View ArticleHouse Financial Services Committee Holds First-Ever Hearing on Homelessness
The House Financial Services Committee held on February 13 its first full committee hearing of the 116th Congress, “Homeless in America: Examining the Crisis and Solutions to End Homelessness.” This is...
View ArticleAffordable Housing Programs Receive Increased Funding in Final FY19 Spending...
Congress and the White House reached a final deal to fund the federal government for the remainder of FY19. In late December, President Trump and congressional leaders had failed to enact several...
View ArticleJoin the National Housing Trust Fund Campaign and Sign Letter to Congress
This year will be an important one for protecting and expanding the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF), the first new resource in a generation dedicated to building and preserving homes affordable to...
View ArticleUrge Congress to Lift Spending Caps and Fund Affordable Housing and...
Groups concerned about transportation, housing, community development, and homelessness are working together to circulate a letter urging Congress to lift the austere Budget Control Act federal...
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Fact of the Week: Far Greater Percentage of Non-Elderly Renters Experience...
Source: Urban Institute. (2019). Financial Distress among American Families: Evidence from the Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey. Washington, DC: Author.
View ArticleFinancial Distress Afflicts Lowest-Income Adults the Most, But Low- and...
A study by the Urban Institute, Financial Distress among American Families: Evidence from the Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey, found financial insecurity is greatest among the lowest-income adults in...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Updates – February 25, 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 2/19).Congressional ActionAlthough...
View ArticleOpportunity Starts at Home Launches Sign-On Letter in Support of National...
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign has launched a sign-on letter calling on Congress to expand the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) to at least $3.5 billion annually...
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Final FY’19 Funding Bill Includes $28 Million for Voucher Mobility Demonstration
The final FY’19 funding bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump on February 15 includes $28 million for the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration, which will provide voucher...
View ArticleJoin Nearly 2,000 Organizations on Letter Calling on Congress to Protect and...
Join nearly 2,000 national, statewide, regional, and local organizations that have signed onto a letter calling on Congress to dramatically increase funding to the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF),...
View ArticleHUD Provides Instructions on When to Submit FY19 HTF Plan Documents
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued Notice: CPD-19-01 providing instructions about when jurisdictions should submit their FY19 national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Allocation...
View ArticleRegister Today for Two Webinars on Effective Advocacy and NLIHC Policy...
NLIHC will hold two webinars in March on effective advocacy and NLIHC’s policy priorities in preparation for NLIHC’s annual Capitol Hill Lobby Day taking place on March 29 as part of NLIHC’s 2019...
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Register Today to Attend March 28 Reception Honoring Housing Leaders Rep....
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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Early-Bird Registration for NLIHC’s March 27-29 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing...
Register for NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions by this Friday, March 1, to take advantage of the early-bird registration rate! The Forum will take place in...
View ArticleSign-On by March 1 to a Letter Calling on Congress to Lift Spending Caps and...
Groups concerned about transportation, housing, community development, and homelessness are working together to circulate a letter urging Congress to lift the austere Budget Control Act federal...
View ArticlePresidential Primaries to Feature New Debate Format, NLIHC Works to Keep...
The 2020 primary season is well underway, and several politicians have already announced their intention to run to be the Democratic candidate for president. To give as many candidates as possible the...
View ArticleHUD Implements $5 Million Set-Aside for Tenant Protection Vouchers in...
HUD issued a joint Notice implementing the use of the $5 million set-aside included in the FY18 appropriations for tenant protection vouchers (TPVs) for low-income households who may have to pay more...
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