Ending Homelessness in New Mexico Considered Feasible with State Resources
The resources needed to end homelessness in New Mexico are within the state’s financial means according to a report released on January 13 by the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness (NMCEH), an…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of January 12
NLIHC in the News for the Week of January 12 The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of January 12: “Homelessness Up Nationwide After Spikes in…
NLIHC Welcomes Policy Intern Tyra Reed
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Tyra Reed as the Coalition’s 2020 spring policy intern. Tyra earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology and public health from the University of Minnesota in 2018. She is…
Where to Find Us – January 21
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: CHAPA Breakfast Forum: Doing Business in Times of Uncertainty, Part IV”…
HUD’s Proposed AFFH Rule Is Not a Fair Housing Rule
HUD’s new proposal to gut the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule represents a complete retreat from efforts to undo historic, government-driven patterns of housing discrimination…
Senator Brown and Representative Waters Criticize HUD’s Proposed AFFH Rule
Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) each issued statements on January 8 condemning the Trump…
Full-Page Ad in Des Moines Register: Over 1,000 Organizations Call for Presidential Debate Moderators to Ask About Affordable Housing
Yesterday, today and tomorrow in Iowa’s preeminent newspaper, The Des Moines Register, a full page ad calls on the moderators of the January 14 presidential debate to ask the candidates a question on…
Join Today’s #OurHomesOurVotes2020 Pre-Presidential Debate Tweetstorm, 3:00 p.m. ET
Six candidates will take the stage for the sixth Democratic presidential debate tomorrow night. All but one of the candidates participating in the debate have released plans or proposals to address…
“Third Thursdays at Three” Webinar/Podcast Series: Elevate Housing as an Election Issue and Increase Low-Income Renter Voter Participation
NLIHC continues to engage housing justice advocates and leaders throughout the country to prepare for robust voter and candidate engagement initiatives in 2020. Candidates will address rental housing…
House Financial Services Committee to Hold Hearing on Affordable Housing Crisis
The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on January 14 at 10:00 a.m. ET, “On the Brink of Homelessness: How the Affordable Housing Crisis and the Gentrification of America Is…
NLIHC Housing Policy Forum 2020 to Feature “Capitol Hill Insiders Panel”
A “Capitol Hill Insiders Panel” will be a featured session at NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2020: Ending Homelessness and Housing Poverty taking place in Washington, DC, March 25-27, 2020. …