Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, April 25, 2018
GeneralThe Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) Division of Community Development released their CDBG-DR action plan draft on April 20. The draft is open for comment until May 4. FL DEO is...
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Oppose cuts to housing benefits!
President Trump unveiled draft legislation on April 25 to cut housing benefits that help America’s poorest seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, and other people afford to keep...
View ArticleCHAM Brings Housing Asset Management Conference to Chicago, June 11-13
The Consortium for Housing and Asset Management (CHAM) will host its 2018 Annual Conference in Chicago, IL, June 11-13. Affordable housing thought-leaders from across the country will explore emerging...
View ArticleFrom the Field: Hawaii Commits $570 Million in New Funding for Affordable Homes
The Hawaii state legislature has taken a major step to expand rental housing options for low and moderate income households by passing a package of $570 million in new investments to state housing...
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Fact of the Week: South Carolina, Virginia, and Delaware Lead the Nation in...
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View ArticleStudy Examines Why Growing Numbers of Renters are Choosing Single-Family Homes
A report by the Terner Center at the University of California Berkeley, The Rise of Single-Family Rentals after the Foreclosure Crisis, examines the growing number of renters of single-family detached...
View ArticleFew Affordable Rental Homes for Families with Children are Available in High...
A new report by Nancy McArdle, Maura Baldiga, and Dolores Acevedo-Garcia issued by Brandies University’s School of Social Policy and Management, “Low-Income Families with Children Face...
View ArticleAdditional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery – April 30
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 ArticleFEMA Provides Limited Extensions of Transitional Shelter Assistance for...
FEMA’s Transitional Shelter Assistance (TSA) program continues to create uncertainty for survivors of Hurricanes Harvey and Maria. Approximately 1,700 survivors of Hurricane Maria were told they no...
View ArticleFlorida Releases State Action Plan for $616 Million in Disaster Recovery Funding
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), which coordinates the state’s disaster recovery housing efforts, released a State of Florida Action Plan for Disaster Recovery for the distribution...
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Calling All Housers: Help Recruit New Voices for the Opportunity Starts at...
As NLIHC founder Cushing Dolbeare once said, “Housing is too important to be left to housers alone.” The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign’s mission is to build a national multi-sector movement that...
View ArticleHouse Finance Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Rent Reform
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing on April 20 to review a legislative proposal on rent reforms. Representative Dennis Ross’s (R-FL) proposed a...
View ArticleHouse Subcommittee Holds Hearing on FY19 Budget for HUD’s Office of Housing...
The House Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation and Housing and Urban Development held a hearing on April 25 to discuss FY19 funding for HUD’s Office of Housing and the Federal Housing...
View ArticleNearly 2,500 Organizations and Local Governments Urge Congress to Fully Fund...
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) sent a letter to House and Senate Leadership urging lawmakers to work together to ensure housing and community development programs...
View ArticleHUD to Provide Sexual Harassment Training for PHA Staff and Commissioners
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) will conduct a training to prevent sexual and other discriminatory harassment. The training will explain how sexual harassment violates the Fair Housing...
View ArticleTrump Administration Proposes to Implement Rent Increases, Work Requirements,...
The Trump administration issued a proposal on April 25 to impose work requirements, rent increases, and other burdens on millions of low income families who receive federal housing assistance through...
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More than 80 Events and Activities Planned for Our Homes, Our Voices National...
Advocates and residents around the country will be carrying out more than 80 Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action events and activities in 25 states starting Tuesday, May 1....
View ArticleMore than 90 Events Taking Place across the Country Calling for Greater...
Washington, D.C.– Thousands of advocates, organizations, and elected officials in 27 states across the country are participating in the Our Homes, Our VoicesNational Housing Week of Action, May 1-8,...
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Join May 10 Webinar to Learn More About Proposals to Cut Housing Benefits
Join May 10 Webinar to Learn More About Proposals to Cut Housing Benefits NLIHC and partner organizations invite you to join advocates from across the country to learn about new proposals from the...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Federal ResponseCongressThe House passed the FAA Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4) on April 27 with a vote of 393 - 13. As previously noted, this bill includes the Disaster Recovery Reform Act, which...
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