Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery - March 26
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since the last update in Memo to Members and Partner...
View ArticleHouse Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing on Preparedness, Response,...
FEMA Administrator Brock Long and other federal and state officials reported to the House Homeland Security Committee at a hearing on March 15 about the lessons learned about preparedness, response and...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Coalition Releases Policy Recommendations for State...
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 700 organizations provided a comprehensive set of policy recommendations that advocates can use with state governors to ensure that...
View ArticleUSDA Proposes Changes to Rural Housing Eligibility
The USDA published on March 16 proposed changes to eligibility under its rural housing programs. The proposed changes stem from the determination made by each state’s USDA Rural Development Office that...
View ArticleSenate Passes Bill that Would Undermine Health and Safety of Many Public...
The Senate passed the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act” (S. 2155) by a vote of 67-31 on March 14. The bill includes provisions that would undermine the physical integrity...
View ArticleRepresentatives Waters and Ellison Call for Fair Housing Hearing
Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) sent a letter to Committee Chair Jeb Hensarling on March 16 calling for HUD...
View ArticleSecretary Carson Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee
HUD Secretary Ben Carson testified on March 22 at a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senators from both parties questioned the Trump administration’s proposals to increase...
View ArticleSecretary Carson Defends Proposed FY19 HUD Budget before House Appropriations...
HUD Secretary Ben Carson testified on March 20 at a House Committee on Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Subcommittee hearing. Members of the...
View ArticleAdvocates and Congressional Champions Secure Increased Funding for Affordable...
Congress passed a final FY18 spending bill that includes a significant increase in funding for affordable housing and community development programs at HUD and USDA, along with an increase in Low...
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Policy Forum Attendees Begin Preparing for "Our Homes, Our Voices" National...
Attendees at NLIHC’s 2018 Policy Forum: Building the Movement learned how their organizations and communities can take action May 1-8 as part of the “Our Homes, Our Voices” National Housing Week of...
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NLIHC Members from Across the Country Tell Congress to Fund Affordable Housing
Vermont’s DC delegation in action, meeting with Senator Bernie SandersDozens of affordable housing and homelessness advocates attending NLIHC’s 2018 Housing Policy Forum: Building the Movement braved...
View ArticleNLIHC Honors Advocates from New York City and St. Louis with 2018 Organizing...
NLIHC presented its annual Organizing Awards on March 20 at its 2018 Housing Policy Forum: Building the Movement. This year’s awardees were the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition (RTC NYC) for its...
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Senator Sherrod Brown Speaks at "Opportunity Starts at Home" Campaign Launch
Senator Sherrod BrownSenator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) spoke in support of the new “Opportunity Starts at Home” campaign launched at the Forum, speaking about the critical intersections between affordable...
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Senator Cory Booker Inspires Forum Attendees on "the Urgency of this Moment"
Senator Cory BookerU.S Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) provided an inspiring address to the Forum attendees about following the example of “ordinary people doing extraordinary things” to achieve social...
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Hundreds Convene to Build the Affordable Homes Movement in Washington, DC,...
More than 450 affordable housing advocates and providers, resident leaders, researchers, and policy makers attended the NLIHC 2018 Housing Policy Forum: Building the Movement, which took place in...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Monday, March 26, 2018
GENERAL UPDATESFree legal assistance is available for all disaster survivors in California, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands through the Disaster Legal Services of the American...
View ArticleNational Low Income Housing Coalition Announces New Board Members Aaron...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) board of directors unanimously voted onto its board six new members on March 18: Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) President...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, March 28, 2018
General UpdatesLetter Urging Public Input in PR. NLIHC, other national advocates, and local organizations in Puerto Rico sent a letter to Governor Rosselló and HUD Secretary Carson expressing their...
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Your Advocacy Brought a Win for FY18 - Time to Do It Again!
Advocacy works.Over the last year, advocates throughout the country urged members of Congress not only to reject President Trump’s call to slash affordable housing investments, but to provide...
View ArticleFrom the Field: Indiana General Assembly Session Ends with Mix of Wins and...
The Indiana General Assembly adjourned for the year on March 14, with a mix of victories and setbacks for housing advocates.Like many states, Indiana alternates the length of its legislative sessions...
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