Key Upcoming Dates Related to States’ HTF Allocation Plans
NLIHC provides state-specific information related to their national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocation plans. The state resources can be found at: http://bit.ly/28SEBVd. These state pages are updated...
View ArticleWebinar on Financing and Operating Affordable Housing for Extremely Low...
NLIHC will host a webinar for advocates and developers on Monday, August 15 at 12:30 pm ET on options and considerations related to financing and operating affordable housing for extremely low income...
View ArticleNLIHC Accepting Applications for Fall Research Internship
NLIHC is accepting resumes for a fall 2016 internship position with the research team. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social...
View ArticleBreaking Down Barriers to Opportunity, Webinar
PolicyLink is offering a webinar about how the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule can be used to promote equitable transportation, transit-oriented development (TOD), and...
View ArticleFrom the Field: Californians Look to Address Affordable Housing in the Voting...
Direct legislation is more common in California than anywhere else in the country. On November 8, there will be 17 statewide ballot measures for voters to consider. Cities and counties throughout the...
View ArticleGetting Out the Vote, Voterization Webinar
The presidential election is everywhere. It seems to be on every screen, in every paper, and finding a spot in every conversation. Despite the ceaseless attention on the 2016 general election, it is...
View ArticleFact of the Week: Median Annual Wages for Full-Time Workers Fall Short of the...
Source: La Jeunesse, E. (2016). Many Full-Time Workers Face Housing Affordability Problems. Boston, MA: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/2aHf3vY
View ArticleRents of Least Expensive Apartments Rising Faster than General Market
An analysis by Zillow, titled Zillow Rent Index by Tier: Low-End Demand, High-End Supply, finds that the cost of low-rent apartments rose faster than rental costs in general over the past year in each...
View ArticleLow-Wage Workers Face Affordable Housing Challenges
An analysis by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, titled Many Full-Time Workers Face Housing Affordability Problems, finds the median full-time wage in low paying occupations...
View ArticleVeteran Homelessness Declines By Nearly Half Since 2010
HUD, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) announced that the number of veterans experiencing homelessness decrease 47% since 2010. Between...
View ArticleOne Million Messages Headed to Congress
Make Room, in partnership with NLIHC and the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF), has launched a national effort to send 1 million messages to Congress about the critical...
View ArticleAdvocacy Guide for the Election Season
Over the next few months, affordable housing and community development organizations have an opportunity to influence a number of critical issues before Congress and to help break through the noise of...
View ArticleKey Upcoming Dates Related to States’ HTF Allocation Plans
NLIHC provides state-specific information related to national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocation plans. The state resources can be found at: http://bit.ly/28SEBVd. These state pages are updated...
View ArticleFinancing and Operating Affordable Housing for Extremely Low Income...
NLIHC’s national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Developer Advisory Group recently published two briefs on strategies for funding extremely low income (ELI) housing and on options and considerations related...
View ArticleNLIHC Accepting Applications for Fall 2016 Research Internship
NLIHC is accepting applications for the fall 2016 research internship position. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice...
View ArticleNLIHC Seeking Communications Specialist
NLIHC is accepting applications for a Communications Specialist who will develop and implement NLIHC’s media and public relations strategies. Responsibilities include:Developing and maintaining strong...
View ArticleBreaking Down Barriers to Opportunity, Webinar
PolicyLink is offering a webinar about how the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule can be used to promote equitable transportation, transit-oriented development (TOD), and...
View ArticleNeighborWorks Training Institute Comes to DC
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) takes place December 12-16, 2016 in Washington, DC. The NTI offers more than 100 courses in affordable housing development and financing, housing asset...
View ArticleTerwilliger Foundation Forum on Housing America’s Families
The J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation for Housing America’s Families will host a day-long national Housing Forum at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas, Texas on Friday, November 18, 2016. This...
View ArticleFrom the Field: Minnesota Advocates Secure New Resources to Improve Housing...
Minnesota affordable housing developers and operators continue to build momentum toward increasing energy efficiency for affordable housing. CenterPoint Energy and Xcel Energy recently launched the...
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