Reconciliation Package Begins Taking Shape, but Time is Running Out – Take Action Today!
Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate are continuing high-level negotiations over a revised reconciliation package, even as members grapple with enacting legislation on a myriad of other issues, from…
Bring America Home Now Campaign Announces June 23 Congressional Briefing on Homelessness
The Bring America Home Now campaign, led by the National Coalition for the Homeless, will hold a congressional briefing, “Ending Homelessness in America: Challenges and Solutions,” on June 23 at 12:…
House Appropriations Committee Expected to Release FY23 Draft Bill for Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development This Week – Take Action Now!
Despite U.S. House and Senate appropriations leaders failing to reach an agreement on topline funding levels for a fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending package, the House Appropriations Subcommittees have…
NLIHC Releases Report on Ballot Measure Campaigns for Affordable Homes
NLIHC released a report on June 16 on the role of ballot measure campaigns in securing new resources for affordable homes, strengthening tenant protections, and solving homelessness. The report, “…
Register for June 27 Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 Webinar on the Role of Housing Providers in Registering and Mobilizing Voters
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…
Emergency Rental Assistance Supports the Mental Health and Financial Well-Being of Households
New research from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) finds that emergency rental assistance (ERA) provides short-term benefits beyond housing stability for recipients,…
Emergency Rental Assistance Addresses Renters’ Financial, Mental Health, & Food Security Needs
Source: Airgood-Obrycki, W. (2022.) The Short-Term Benefits of Emergency Rental Assistance. Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. https://tinyurl.com/44vxudny
HUD Memo: Criminal Background Screenings May Violate Fair Housing Act
HUD issued a memo on June 10 outlining the ways criminal background screenings may violate the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The memo provides tips for conducting FHA investigations related to background…
OSAH Campaign Partners Send Letter to Congressional Leadership Urging Housing Investments in Reconciliation Package
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign sent a letter to Congress on July 13 urging robust investments in housing vouchers, public housing, and the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) in any future…
New Study Links Rent Exploitation to Racial Segregation
A new paper published in Sociological Spectrum, “Renting Under Racial Capitalism: Residential Segregation and Rent Exploitation in the United States,” examines the relationship between rent…
Research Highlights Promising Effects of Using Hotels as Noncongregate Shelters during Pandemic
A new study published in Housing Policy Debate, “Hotels as Noncongregate Emergency Shelters: An Analysis of Investments in Hotels as Emergency Shelter in King County, Washington During the COVID-19…