Report Finds Continuing Rise in Criminalization of Homelessness
The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty released the 2019 edition of Housing Not Handcuffs, which provides an overview of laws in effect throughout the country that restrict or prohibit…
Small Area Fair Market Rents Would Increase Available Housing Options in Predominantly White Neighborhoods, Decrease Options in Predominantly Black and Hispanic Neighborhoods
A paper published in Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, “Small Area Fair Market Rents, Race, and Neighborhood Opportunity,” estimates that widespread adoption of Small Area Fair…
Credit Insecurity Index Measures Financial Health of Communities
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a report on how to measure communities’ financial health, Unequal Access to Credit: The Hidden Impact of Credit Constraints. The report introduces the…
HUD’s Physical Inspection NSPIRE Demonstration to Address Two Resident Requests
HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) posted two new features on the website of the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) demonstration, both in response to…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - December 16, 2019
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 12/9…
Explore State and Local Housing Solutions at NLIHC Housing Policy Forum 2020
Hear from a panel of experts on “State and Local Housing Solutions” at NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2020: Ending Homelessness and Housing Poverty taking place in Washington, DC, March 25-27, 2020.…
Recognize 2020 Housing Leadership Award Honorees Bill Faith, Jennifer Ho, and Shauna Sorrells with a Donation to NLIHC
Make a contribution to NLHC in recognition of 2020 Housing Leadership Awards honorees: Bill Faith, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio and former NLIHC board…
Deadline to Apply or Nominate for NLIHC 2020 Housing Organizing Awards: January 10!
NLIHC’s 2020 Housing Organizing Awards will be presented at the NLIHC 2019 Housing Policy Forum being held March 25-27, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Submit applications or nominations for the 2020…
Maine Public Housing Agencies Launch Pilot Program to Track Housing Choice Voucher Expirations Across the State
The Maine Affordable Housing Coalition (MAHC), an NLIHC state partner, and the Maine Association of Public Housing Directors (MAPHD) launched earlier this month a pilot program tracking Housing…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of December 8
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of December 8: “Senators propose Eviction Crisis Act to help at-risk tenants,” Curbed, December 13 at: https://…