From the Field: Maine Advocates Celebrate Long-Delayed Authorization of $15 Million in Bonds for Affordable Homes for Seniors
Maine Governor Janet Mills authorized on January 15 the sale of $15 million in bonds to construct and repair affordable homes for seniors. A ballot measure calling for the sale of the bonds for…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of January 13
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of January 13. “Microsoft’s Leap Into Housing Illuminates Government’s Retreat,” The New York Times, January 18…
Cleveland Hosts Next NeighborWorks Training Institute, February 18-22
The NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) is a premier provider of affordable housing and community development training and certifications, offering more than 100 professional courses lasting from…
Grounded Solutions Seeks Funding Applications for Inclusive-Growth, Lasting-Affordability Efforts
Grounded Solutions Network seeks applications for its new “ForEveryoneHome” initiative – an 18-month program that will help a select group of cities chart a path to inclusive growth through lasting…
Where to Find Us – January 22
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Discussion on Housing, Homelessness and Collaboration, Anchorage, AK, on…
Government Shutdown Continues into Fourth Week with No End in Sight
The partial federal government shutdown, now into its fourth week, continues with no end in sight. On January 10, House Democrats, who passed a package of spending bills to end the government…
Join National Call to Learn About the Impacts of the Government Shutdown on Affordable Housing and Community Development Programs, January 15
The partial federal government shutdown has become the longest in U.S. history, and low-income people served by affordable housing programs are increasingly being negatively impacted. The longer the…
Government Shutdown Delays Disaster Recovery Funding
The continuing partial shutdown of the federal government is having serious impacts on disaster recovery efforts. Additional government funding, as well as guidance regarding previously…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – January 14, 2019
The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 12/17). NLIHC also…
Matt Desmond to Address the Ongoing U.S. Eviction Epidemic at NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum, March 27-29
Matthew Desmond, author of the Pulitzer-Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City and principle investigator at the Eviction Lab at Princeton University, will speak at NLIHC…
Donate Today to Honor Native American Housing Leader Pinky Clifford and other 2019 Housing Leadership Awardees
Donate today in honor of Emma “Pinky” Clifford, who will receive the 2019 Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award for her many years of leadership and dedication on behalf of Native Americans and her…