Join us once again in a national call to end the affordable housing and homelessness crisis! Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action 2020 will take place May 2-12.
Congress passed a…
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a founding partner of the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign, published on January 17 two papers that explore the connections between housing and…
HUD announced that it finished drafting a grant agreement for the more than $8 billion in stalled federal recovery funding for Puerto Rico approved by Congress almost two years ago (see Memo, 1/21).…
Federal Action & National News
Acting FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor was officially sworn in as administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Administrator Gaynor discussed…
The Urban Institute released a “Housing Supply Chartbook,” which provides summary data about the total U.S. housing stock, the share of the housing stock by housing type, construction costs, regional…
The Aspen institute released a research primer on housing affordability and stability as part of its Expanding Prosperity Impact Collaborative (EPIC), an initiative dedicated to identifying and…
An article in Housing Policy Debate by Deden Rukmana, “The Causes of Homelessness and the Characteristics Associated with High Risk of Homelessness: A Review of Intercity and Intracity Homelessness…
A Guide to Equitable Smoke-Free Public Housing is available from the National Housing Law Project (NHLP). In addition, NHLP will host a webinar on Wednesday, February 5 at 1:00 p.m. ET to discuss…
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s (D) FY2021 budget plan, released on January 16, prioritizes the development and preservation of affordable homes in the state. The governor’s budget includes a…
NLIHC will host two webinars in March on effective advocacy and NLIHC’s policy priorities in preparation for NLIHC’s annual Capitol Hill Day taking place on March 27. Capitol Hill Day is part of…
“HUD's fair housing policies could promote further racial discrimination, experts say,” NBCNews.com, January 22 at: https://tinyurl.com/wf7smbr
“Is Dr. King's dream being denied or deferred…
