Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the “Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act” on December 18. The bill would create an additional 500,000 housing vouchers…
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign will host an event, “Broadening the Movement: Housing as a National Priority in 2020,” at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on January 16 from 1:00-2:…
A proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule cleared the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on December 18. The proposed…
Disaster recovery advocates in Puerto Rico and around the country voiced concerns about the Puerto Rico Department of Housing’s (PRDOH’s) main recovery program in a statement released by Disaster…
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 12/16…
NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2020: Ending Homelessness and Housing Poverty taking place in Washington, DC, March 25-27, 2020 will feature a session on “Mobilizing Against Attacks on Housing…
Jennifer Leimaile Ho
Individuals and organizations are urged to donate to NLIHC in honor of Jennifer Leimaile Ho, commissioner of Minnesota Housing and former senior advisor at HUD and deputy…
The deadline for nominations for NLIHC’s 2020 Housing Organizing Awards is fast approaching. Nominations can be submitted online here until January 10.
The awardees will be presented at the NLIHC…
An article in Housing Policy Debate, “Examining the Impact of Short-Term Rentals on Housing Prices in Washington, DC: Implications for Housing Policy and Equity,” finds that having short-term rentals…
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) released his full 2021-2022 proposed budget on December 17, which includes $92 million in new funding to increase the affordable housing stock and address…
The U.S. Census Bureau released new 5-year estimates from the 2014-2018 American Community Survey (ACS) on December 19. The ACS is a nationwide survey designed to provide communities with reliable…
