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NLIHC Accepting Nominations for 2018 Organizing Awards
NLIHC is accepting nominations for the 2018 Annual Organizing Awards. The Organizing Awards recognize outstanding achievement during 2017 in statewide, regional, citywide, neighborhood, and/or resident...
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NLIHC 2018 Housing Policy Forum to Explore Non-Partisan Voter and Candidate...
NLIHC’s 2018 Housing Policy Forum: Building the Movement taking place in Washington, DC, March 19-21, 2018, will explore non-partisan voter registration, engagement and mobilization, especially among...
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Point of View: The Price of Tax Reform Must Not Be More Housing Poverty - by...
Diane Yentel, NLIHC President & CEOComprehensive tax reform offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address one of the biggest barriers to economic success for families struggling to get by:...
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Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Monday, November 6, 2017
CONGRESSOn November 2, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced a bill to provide affordable housing to survivors of major disasters. Senator Nelson noted in a statement that tens of thousands of people...
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WASHINGTON, DC - Comprehensive tax reform offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address one of the biggest barriers to economic success for families struggling to get by: the lack of decent,...
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TAKE ACTION: Tax Reform Should Reinvest Housing Dollars, Not Provide Tax...
Comprehensive tax reform offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address one of the biggest barriers to economic success for families struggling to get by: the lack of decent, accessible and...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Tuesday, November 7, 2017
DISASER HOUSING RECOVERY COALITIONIn an effort to better organize our disaster housing recovery efforts, NLIHC has created a formal list of members of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC),...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, November 8, 2017
General UpdatesCalifornia WildfiresHurricane MariaHurricane IrmaHurricane HarveyGENERAL UPDATESHomeless Education Advocacy Manual. The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty released...
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Join Nov. 16 Webinar on FY18 Budget Outlook and Impact of Tax Reform on...
Join Nov. 16 Webinar on FY18 Budget Outlook and Impact of Tax Reform on Affordable Housing ProgramsNLIHC and other leaders of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) invite...
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Florida FEMA Registrations after Hurricane Irma: Renters Disproportionately...
FEMA recently released data about registrations for assistance from its Individuals and Households Program (IHP) after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. IHP provides approved registrants with assistance for...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Thursday, November 9, 2017
General UpdatesCalifornia WildfiresHurricane MariaHurricane IrmaHurricane HarveyGENERAL UPDATESNLIHC Analysis of Florida FEMA Hurricane Assistance Registrations. FEMA recently released data about...
View ArticleHUD to Collect Important Information on Residents and Other Aspects of RAD...
HUD has taken an important first step to collect data from Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)-converted properties. Based on its new construction completion certification, HUD is now asking owners...
View ArticleHUD Provides Guidance on Implementing HOTMA Project-Based Voucher Provisions
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2017-21 providing guidance to public housing agencies (PHAs) regarding changes to the Project-Based Voucher (PBV) program made by the...
View ArticleHouse Subcommittee Holds Third Hearing on Private Sector Perspectives on...
The House Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee held on November 7 the third hearing in a series on private sector perspectives on housing finance reform. While one witness, Peter...
View ArticleAdditional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the...
View ArticleFlorida Members of Congress Introduce Disaster Housing Bill
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced on November 2 a bill (S. 2066) to authorize additional funding for Housing Choice Vouchers and for public housing capital and operating funds if requested by a...
View ArticleFlorida FEMA Hurricane Assistance Registrations Show Renters, Racial and...
FEMA recently released data about registrations for assistance from its Individuals and Households Program (IHP) after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. IHP provides approved registrants with assistance for...
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FEMA Provides Updated Numbers on Individual and Temporary Sheltering Assistance
NLIHC received from FEMA updated numbers of households using hotel vouchers as part of its Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program, as well as the breakdown of applications and denials for...
View ArticleDemocratic Senators Make Request on Third Disaster Supplemental Spending Bill
A group of 28 Democratic senators sent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney a letter on November 3 with recommendations for the administration’s request for a third supplemental...
View ArticleGovernor Brown and California Congressional Delegation Request Funding for...
California Governor Jerry Brown worked with his state’s Congressional delegation to request $7.4 billion from the federal government for relief efforts following last month’s wildfires. Governor Brown...
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