NLIHC Seeks Development Coordinator
NLIHC is seeking a development coordinator to manage all NLIHC fund development activities to enable the Coalition to obtain the necessary resources to fulfill its mission of achieving socially just...
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Farewell to Christina Sin
NLIHC bid farewell to Development Manager Christina Sin on May 31. Christina accepted a position with ONE, a campaigning and advocacy organization of more than nine million people around the world...
View ArticleHAND’s June 12 Annual Meeting & Housing Expo to Focus on Housing...
The Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND) will hold its 27th Annual Meeting & Housing Expo on June 12 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. This event is the largest convening...
View ArticleNLIHC in the News for the Week of May 27
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of May 27:“Washington fails low-income hurricane victims,” Politico, May 29 at: https://politi.co/2L3oCnn...
View ArticleFrom the Field: Community Land Trust Provides Opportunities after Hurricane Irma
The Florida Keys Community Land Trust (CLT) is turning Hurricane Irma’s disastrous impact into opportunities to build new affordable housing. The Florida Keys CLT purchases storm-damaged property and...
View ArticleFrom the Field: Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Signs $1.8 Billion...
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a $1.8 billion housing bond bill, H. 4536, on May 31 to increase the production and preservation of housing affordable to low and moderate income families...
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Fact of the Week: Large Share of HUD-Assisted Households Have Members with...
Source: American Housing Survey, 2015.
View ArticleDeaths in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria Far Higher than Official Count
An article published in The New England Journal of Medicine sheds light on the displacement, disruption of services, and fatalities that occurred in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. The...
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The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign’s monthly newsletter provides updates about the campaign’s progress, interesting and relevant research, current events, featured materials and videos, and much...
View ArticleSenate Begins Process for Setting HUD Funding for FY19
The Senate Appropriations Committee will begin this week its process for setting FY19 funding levels for affordable housing and community development programs at HUD. The Transportation, Housing and...
View ArticleAdditional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery – June 4
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 ArticleRepresentative Hoyer Condemns Federal Disaster Response in Puerto Rico and...
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released a statement on May 29 condemning the inadequate emergency and recovery resources provided to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after Hurricane...
View ArticleRepresentative Maloney Responds to FEMA’s Rejection of Disaster Housing...
Representative Sean Maloney (D-NY) issued a letter to FEMA Administrator Brock Long urging him to reconsider FEMA’s May 15 denial of Puerto Rico Governor Rossello’s request that the Disaster Housing...
View ArticleSenators Introduce Bill to Activate Disaster Housing Assistance Program
Eight senators introduced the “Housing Victims of Major Disasters Act of 2018” on May 31. The bill would require FEMA to enter into an interagency agreement with the HUD to implement the Disaster...
View ArticleNational Low Income Housing Coalition and More Than 700 Organizations...
Washington, D.C. – NLIHC and its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 700 local, state, and national organizations strongly support the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2017,...
View ArticleSenate Committee Approves Robust Funding for Affordable Housing in FY19
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted June 7 to approve a draft FY19 spending bill that provides robust funding for affordable housing and community development programs at HUD. The strong Senate...
View ArticleHelp Build Congressional Support for Key Disaster Recovery Bills
Please ask your senators and representatives to co-sponsor three disaster recovery bills to help ensure low income survivors receive the housing resources they need to get back on their feet. NLIHC...
View ArticleHUD Publishes FY18 Housing Trust Fund Allocations in Federal Register
HUD published the FY18 allocations for the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) in the Federal Register on June 5. The allocations totaling $266 million will go to all 50 states, five territories, and the...
View ArticleHUD Announces Campaign to Safeguard Children from Lead Poisoning
HUD has announced the Protect Our Kids! Campaign, a new initiative to safeguard young children from lead poisoning as part of National Healthy Homes Month. The campaign aims to review and enforce...
View ArticleNLIHC Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Lawsuit against HUD for AFFH Suspension
NLIHC joined more than 50 housing, consumer, anti-homelessness and anti-poverty advocates in submitting an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit brought by three advocacy groups against HUD for suspending...
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