Now Available! Tenant Talk - The Enduring Crisis: Fighting for Racial and Housing Justice
NLIHC has released the Winter 2021 edition of Tenant Talk, a publication dedicated to low-income tenants and their allies. The newest edition primarily focuses on the intersection of racial and…
Report on How Strengthened State Protections Can Prevent Utility Disconnections for Those with Serious Illness
A recent report from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), “Protecting Seriously Ill Consumers from Utility Disconnections: What States Can Do to Save Lives Now,” offers guidance on how states can…
Study: Low-Income and Latino Households Face Disaster Recovery Challenges
A recent paper published by the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder, “Damage, Dislocation, and Displacement After Low-Attention Disasters,” documents a case study of…
Evictions Associated with Depression, Higher Stress, and Worse Health
An article in Social Science & Medicine, “The health impacts of eviction: Evidence from the national longitudinal study of adolescent to adult health,” finds robust evidence of an association…
Stakeholders in Urban Communities Anticipate a Slow COVID-19 Recovery
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, “The Effects of COVID-19, as Reported by Local Communities,” February 2021.
Santa Monica Considers Right-to-Return Ordinance for Communities Displaced by Highway Expansion in 1950s and 1960s
Based on recommendations from Santa Monica’s Right-to-Return working group, the Santa Monica Housing Commission voted 4-3 to give prioritization to “Right-to-Return” applicants for their Below Market…
NLIHC Seeks Development Specialist
NLIHC seeks a development specialist who will support NLIHC fund development activities and events that enable the Coalition to obtain the necessary resources to fulfill its mission of achieving…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of February 21
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 21: “Ruling overturning CDC eviction moratorium injects confusion into housing market,” Washington…
Take Action: Sign onto a Letter Urging the Biden Administration to Extend, Improve, and Enforce the CDC Eviction Moratorium!
Sign your organization onto a letter, already signed by over 2,000 organizations and elected officials, urging the Biden administration to extend, improve, and enforce the current CDC eviction…
Sign Your Organization on to Letter Supporting Increased Congressional Funding for Housing and Homelessness Resources TODAY!
Advocates for housing, community development, and ending homelessness are working together to urge Congress to provide the highest possible funding for HUD and US Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
House Expected to Vote This Week on $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on February 26 on the “American Rescue Plan,” a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill that includes over $40 billion in housing and homelessness…