Senators Smith (D-MN) and Shaheen (D-NH) Introduce Legislation to Preserve Rural Housing
Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the “Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2022” (S.4872) on September 15. The bill aims to protect access to…
Senate Housing Subcommittee Hosts Hearing on USDA’s Rural Housing Service
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development held a hearing, “Examining the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s…
CBPP, NLIHC, NAEH, and OSAH Campaign Urge Biden Administration to Include Critical Housing Investments and Reforms in National Strategy to End Hunger
NLIHC, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), and the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign sent a letter on September 21 urging the Biden…
OSAH Campaign Partner Children’s HealthWatch Publishes New Eviction Study
Children’s HealthWatch has published a new study finding that young children in families that experienced informal or formal eviction in the preceding five years are at greater risk of poor health…
Join Next Monday’s (10/3) Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar on Overcoming Voter Suppression
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 webinar series features experts with frontline election experience to walk through every step of voter and candidate engagement activities and support housing…
NLIHC Announces “Welcome to Vote Pledge”
NLIHC’s nonpartisan Our Homes, Our Votes campaign announced the Welcome to Vote Pledge, a joint declaration among affordable housing providers that are committed to registering and mobilizing their…
Nonprofit Voter Empowerment Project Releases Resource Guide for Nonprofits
The Nonprofit Voter Empowerment Project (NVEP), a nonpartisan pledge campaign created by Independent Sector and Nonprofit VOTE, has released a resource guide with tools that can be used by nonprofit…
Join October’s “Tenant Talk Live” Webinar on Knowing Your Rights as a LIHTC Renter
NLIHC will host a session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar with and for renter and resident leaders – on October 3 at 6 pm ET. During the webinar, NLIHC staff will be joined by LIHTC experts from…
Study Finds Renters Are Highly Underrepresented at All Levels of Government
A new study from researchers at Boston University and the University of Georgia, “Who Represents the Renters?,” examines the extent to which renters are represented among public officials at the…
Renters Make Up Less Than 10% of Elected Officials in Local, State, and Federal Offices
Source: Einstein, K., Ornstein, J., & Palmer, M., "Who Represents the Renters?," Housing Policy Debate, 2022, https://bit.ly/3dDnHOp
Michigan Releases First-Ever Statewide Housing Plan
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) released its first-ever Statewide Housing Plan on September 7. The plan discusses eight priorities: equity and racial justice, the housing…