“Overcoming Obstacles to Voting” Webinar on June 18
Join the NLIHC Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar on “Overcoming Obstacles to Voting,” taking place on June 18 at 3 pm ET. Register for this webinar and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third Thursdays at…
New Research Highlights Lessons Learned from Landlord Voucher Recruitment Efforts
A report released by the Poverty & Race Research Action Council, “Recruiting Opportunity Landlords: Lessons from Landlords in Maryland,” investigates landlord motivations and hesitations to…
National Housing Law Project to Hold Webinar on Housing Rights for Survivors of Domestic Violence Who Have Disabilities
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a webinar to address the housing rights for survivors of domestic violence who have disabilities. NHLP staff will provide a review of the law…
New Jersey Officials Create $100 Million Short-Term Rental Assistance Program to Respond to COVID-19
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver announced the creation of a $100 million COVID-19 Short-Term Rental Assistance Program on May 29. The program will be funded by…
NLIHC Seeks Operations Manager
NLIHC seeks an operations manager to work closely with the NLIHC chief operating officer (COO) and the director of administration to ensure effective and efficient NLIHC operations in support of the…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of June 7
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of June 7: “Black community braces for next threat: mass evictions,” Politico, June 12 at…
Housing Justice is Racial Justice – by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
This is an extraordinarily challenging time: police killings of Black men and women; a global pandemic disproportionately harming and killing people of color; Depression-era unemployment levels…
Senate Minority Leader Schumer to Join Today’s National Call on Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will join today’s national call on Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET, to talk about the next coronavirus relief package and the…
ACTION NEEDED: Add Your Organization to National Letters Urging Congress to Keep People Stably Housed!
Millions of our country’s lowest-income renters were struggling to make rent even before the pandemic hit. Now, more than 40 million people have applied for unemployment benefits since March. Without…
Senator Warren and Representative Waters Introduce Bills to Combat COVID-Related Housing Insecurity and Homelessness
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and 18 Senate co-sponsors introduced on June 1 legislation (S.3856) to authorize $11.5 billion for HUD’s Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program for communities…
House Subcommittee to Hold Virtual Hearing on the Impact of COVID-19 on Evictions
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance will convene a hearing titled "The Rent Is Still Due: America’s Renters, COVID-19, and an Unprecedented…