Fact of the Week: Expansion of Housing Vouchers Would Have Greatest Impact on Reducing Child Poverty Among Eight Possible Interventions
The proposals’ combined impact is a 57.1% reduction in the supplemental child poverty rate, less than the sum of the individual policy changes because the same child can benefit from more than one…
New Report Finds Expansion of Housing Vouchers Could Play Major Role in Reducing Child Poverty
The Children's Defense Fund (CDF), a leading non-profit child advocacy organization and Steering Committee member of the Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign,…
From the Field: Cook County IL Moves to Remove Criminal Records as Barrier to Housing
Research shows that having a stable home reduces recidivism rates among ex-offenders, but renters across the country continue to find themselves barred from housing due to discrimination based on…
NeighborWorks Brings Training Institute to New Orleans, August 19-23
Join 1,600-2,000 nonprofit professionals for a week of high-quality training in community development, affordable housing, and nonprofit management. The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI)…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of April 28
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of April 28. “Yes, millions of families spend the bulk of income on housing,” PolitiFact, May 2 at: https://bit…
NLIHC Welcomes New Communications/Graphic Design Intern
NLIHC welcomes Nayasia Thomas as the Coalition’s summer communication and graphic design intern. Nayasia graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in graphic and web design from The Art Institute…
Where to Find Us – May 6
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Day for Housing, Housing Alliance Delaware, Dover, DE, May 9 Colorado…
Baltimore County Fair Housing Settlement to Address Racial and Economic Segregation
The Baltimore County Branch of the NAACP, Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc., and three individuals filed a complaint with HUD on November 22, 2011 alleging that Baltimore County developed housing only in…
NLIHC’s Diane Yentel to Testify to Congressional Committee on Housing as Infrastructure
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel will testify at a House Financial Services Committee hearing, “Housing in America: Assessing the Infrastructure Needs of America’s Housing Stock,” on Tuesday,…
NLIHC to Offer Webinar for Residents of HUD Subsidized Housing on HUD’s Proposed Section 3 Rule, May 8
Earlier this month, HUD proposed long-awaited updates to the 1994 interim Section 3 rule. NLIHC invites residents of all HUD-subsidized housing programs for a webinar on the subsidized housing…
Host a Local Event or Activity for Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action, May 30 to June 5
Affordable housing advocates around the country are planning for Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action (May 30-June 5) with an array of events and activities - rallies, congressional…