President Trump announced his intention to nominate Dana Wade as assistant secretary for housing and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) commissioner. Ms. Wade was previously the acting Federal…
An article in Housing Policy Debate, “Housing Instability and Homeless Program Use Among Veterans: The Intersection of Race, Sex, and Homelessness,” looks at the variation in housing instability…
An article in Housing Policy Debate, “‘You Don’t See Them on the Streets of Your Town’: Challenges and Strategies for Serving Unstably Housed Veterans in Rural Areas,” reports that rural homeless…
Advocates from around the country are beginning to plan how they will be involved in the fourth annual Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action taking place May 2 to May 12. To assist…
The Atlanta City Council passed Measure 20-O-1155 on February 17, prohibiting landlords from rejecting people applying to rent a home based on the applicant’s source of income, including denying…
Tenant Talk Live— NLIHC’s bimonthly call/webinar with resident leaders from across the country—provides opportunities for residents to connect with NLIHC and one another; to share…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 16:
“Bernie Sanders wants to spend $70B to modernize public housing, Pete Buttigieg wants to…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities…
Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) introduced the “Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act” on February 13. If enacted, the bill would establish a…
Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced the “Pathway to Stable and Affordable Housing for All Act” (H.R. 5813) in the House on February 7. A companion to the Senate bill introduced by Senator…
Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Representatives TJ Cox (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), and Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) introduced the “Allowing Steady Savings by Eliminating Tests (ASSET…
