Newly Introduced Puerto Rico Earthquake Recovery Bill Includes Recovery Funding and Tax Credits for Economic Development, Affordable Housing
The “Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020” (H.R. 5687) was introduced on January 28 by House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita…
Restrictions on Recovery Aid to Puerto Rico Rile Advocates; Members of Congress Call for Expanded Disaster Housing Assistance
Opposition to HUD’s decision to place severe restrictions on recovery and mitigation funding headed to Puerto Rico (see Memo, 1/27) continues to grow among advocates and some members of Congress. One…
Report Shows Most White Children Live in Neighborhoods of Opportunity, Most Black and Hispanic Children Live in Neighborhoods with Low Opportunity
A new report from the Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy at Brandeis University shows that most white children in the U.S. live in neighborhoods of opportunity while most Black and…
Register for February 20 Podcast on the “Role of Housing Providers in Registering and Mobilizing Voters”
NLIHC will offer a podcast on “The Role of Housing Providers in Registering and Mobilizing Voters” on February 20 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Register for this podcast and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third…
New Housing Proposals from 2020 Presidential Candidates Bloomberg and Patrick
Two more 2020 presidential candidates—former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick - released new details on their proposals to address the shortage of…
Contribute in Honor of Shauna Sorrells, Bill Faith, and Jennifer Ho; Register for March 26 Leadership Awards Reception Celebrating the Honorees!
Make a contribution to NLHC today in recognition of 2020 Housing Leadership Award Honorees Jennifer Leimaile Ho, Bill Faith and Shauna Sorrells. These exceptional leaders will be recognized at…
“Big Housing Bills – What’s in Them and How to Move Them Forward” to be Addressed at NLIHC Housing Policy Forum 2020
A session on the “Big Housing Bills” recently introduced in Congress, what’s in them, and how advocates can move them forward will be explored at NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2020: Ending…
HUD Updates Mainstream Voucher Polices
Mainstream Voucher Program policies are updated in Notice PIH 2020-01, issued by HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) on January 22. Mainstream Vouchers are tenant-based vouchers that…
Texas Housers Hosts Podcast on History of AFFH, Critiques Carson’s Proposed Rule in Shelterforce
Betsy Julian, formerly with the Inclusive Communities Project, discusses the history of “affirmatively furthering fair housing” (AFFH) on “The Mandate to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing,” one of a…
Supreme Court Allows Public Charge Rule to Take Effect
The Supreme Court on January 27 overturned by a 5-4 vote a nation-wide injunction of the Trump administration’s final “public charge” rule. This decision allows the Department of Homeland Security (…
Banking Committee Democrats Send Letter to USICH Director Marbut Questioning His Approaches to Ending Homelessness
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, led Committee Democrats in a letter to United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (…