Election Day, November 6, is right around the corner. Many of us already have our voting plans set, but low income people face many challenges in getting to the polls to vote, including inflexible…
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the…
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricane Florence since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s Memo, see 10/1…
The Senate passed on October 3 a package of opioid legislation (H.R. 6) that includes a new pilot program to provide housing assistance to individuals recovering from substance-use disorders.…
The upcoming year will be crucial to determining the future of the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF), the first new federal resource in a generation dedicated to building and preserving homes for the…
California Governor Jerry Brown (D) on September 30 signed a fair housing bill (AB 686), sponsored by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D) of Los Angeles that will require California cities and…
NLIHC urges advocates to submit comments in response to HUD’s intent to “streamline” the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. NLIHC encourages advocates to tell HUD to not change the…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) has prepared a fact sheet describing changes proposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that would add public housing, housing vouchers, and…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted the “public charge” notice of proposed rulemaking in the Special Filings section of the October 5 Federal Register Public Inspection page.…
Together with more than 40 Native American leaders and housing authorities, NLIHC sent a letter on October 1 to HUD that provides recommendations on how to target new competitive housing grants to…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: Reinventing Our Communities:…
NLIHC welcomes Anissa Balderas as our new field intern for the fall semester. Anissa is a senior at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), pursuing a bachelor degree in criminology, law and…
