NLIHC Joins Other Organizations in Letter Urging USDA Rural Housing Service to Strengthen Tenant Communication and Rights in USDA Properties
NLIHC joined the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) and the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) in submitting a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Housing Service regarding its…
Tornados Tear through Southeast; Focus Shifts from Search and Rescue to Recovery
A series of storms moving across the Southeastern U.S. produced several destructive tornados on the evening of March 24, killing 26 people. The damage was greatest in Mississippi, where an EF-4…
Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition to Host Week of Action to Urge Congress to Eliminate Five-Year Bar
The Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition (PIF) is hosting a Week of Action from May 1 to May 5 to urge Congress to enact the “Lifting Immigrant Families through Benefits Access Restoration Act” (…
California Moves to Use Medicaid Funds for Housing
California Governor Gavin Newsom has unveiled a proposal to allocate more than $100 million annually from the state’s Medicaid program to pay for up to six months of housing for people who are or are…
Study Finds Significant Barriers to Applying for Federal Rental Assistance
An article published in Social Problems, “‘The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease’: Rental Assistance Applicants’ Quests for a Rationed and Scarce Resource,” documents various challenges faced by…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of March 26
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of March 26: “Low-income renters continue to be hit hardest by housing shortage” Route Fifty, March 23 at:…
Where to Find Us – March 20
Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association, “Federal Forum on Affordable Housing” – Boston, MA April 4 (Sarah Saadian) University of Virginia, Student Affordable Housing Group – Charlottesville,…
Last Day of Virtual Registration for NLIHC’s 2023 Housing Policy Forum!
In-person tickets for NLIHC’s upcoming 2023 Housing Policy Forum: Onward to Housing Justice have sold out, but you can still attend this year’s Forum virtually. Register here for your virtual ticket…
Illinois Coalition for Fair Housing and Miami Workers Center to Receive NLIHC Statewide and Local Organizing Awards at Housing Policy Forum 2023!
The Illinois Coalition for Fair Housing and the Miami Workers Center will receive Organizing Awards from NLIHC at this week’s Housing Policy Forum 2023: Onward to Housing Justice. NLIHC’s Organizing…
Senator Jack Reed Introduces Legislation to Strengthen U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), along with Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), introduced a bill to permanently authorize the U.…