AFFH Comment Deadline Extended to April 24; NLIHC Offers Sample Comment Letter
HUD has extended the deadline for submitting comments about proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulations to April 24. NLIHC urges advocates to take advantage of the additional…
Congress Adjourns until April 17; Schedule In-District Meetings to Advocate for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Programs!
Members of the U.S. Congress have adjourned for recess until April 17 and will return to their home states and districts for in-district work periods. Recess offers advocates the opportunity to…
Thirty-Two Killed, Major Housing Damage, after More Than 50 Tornados Tear through South and Midwest
A devastating outbreak of more than 50 tornados in the South and Midwest on March 31 has now resulted in 32 deaths, after a massive storm system moved through the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,…
Harvard Report Shows Post-Disaster Home Repair Spending Has Nearly Doubled since the 2000s
A report published by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies shows that approximately $20 billion is being spent annually to repair homes following major disasters and minor storms – a…
DHRC Partner Texas Appleseed Releases Research Showing Housing Assistance Has Not Reached Survivors of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian
In a research note released earlier this year, Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) member Texas Appleseed outlined its findings following efforts to monitor the ongoing recovery from…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates
Congressional and National Updates President Biden visited Rolling Fork, Mississippi, with HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on March 31 following an EF-4 tornado…
Join Today’s (April 10) National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes!
Join today’s (April 10) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. Christi Economy from the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley, will join the call…
Join 4/20 Framework for an Equitable Homelessness Response Webinar on Interim Housing
Join the Framework for an Equitable Homelessness Response on Thursday, April 20, from 3 to 4:30 pm ET for the second webinar in its series on reimagining interim housing, “Reimagining Interim Housing…
Congressional Progressive Caucus Releases Executive Action Agenda for the Biden Administration
The Congressional Progressive Caucus released its executive action priorities for the Biden administration, which include provisions to protect renters from price-gouging and excessive rent increases…
HUD Launches New LGBTQIA+ Fair Housing Toolkit
HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) released an LGBTQIA+ Fair Housing Toolkit to educate housing providers, tenants, applicants, and other housing consumers about LGBTQIA+ fair…
NYC Health + Hospitals to Help 600 Patients Find Housing
NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest municipal healthcare system in the country, announced that patients will receive one-on-one assistance to apply for housing. The support would help approximately…