Vouchers May Be Insufficient to Facilitate Upward Mobility for Families with Health Vulnerabilities without Additional Relocation Services
A study published in Housing Policy Debate, “Does Poor Health Influence Residential Selection? Understanding Mobility among Low-Income Housing Voucher Recipients in the Moving to Opportunity Study,”…
Cleveland Passes Ordinance to Strengthen Habitability Standards and Address Problems Related to Out-of-Town Landlords
Lawmakers in Cleveland, Ohio, passed a new ordinance on February 5 that will protect tenants from subpar living conditions by creating a way for rental housing code violations in units owned by out-…
Share of Multifamily Housing in Rural Areas Varies by Definition of ‘Rural
Source: A. Hermann & W. Airgood-Obrychi. (2024). In Search of Rural: How Varying Definitions Shape Housing Research. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. Retrieved from:…
NLIHC Seeks Housing Advocacy Coordinators/Organizers
NLIHC seeks three housing advocacy coordinators/organizers (depending on experience) who will be responsible for building relationships around the country, mobilizing advocates to take action on…
NLIHC Seeks Data Systems Coordinator
NLIHC seeks a data systems coordinator to ensure effective and efficient organization-wide use of Salesforce, related data, and integrated platforms to support the organization’s fundraising,…
NLIHC Seeks Disaster Housing Recovery Policy Coordinator
NLIHC seeks a disaster housing recovery policy coordinator responsible for identifying, analyzing, advocating for, and engaging the Coalition’s membership and network in actions on federal policy and…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of February 18
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of February 18: “Life in a ‘Death Trap’: How Tenants Rose Up Against a Federally Funded Mega-Landlord”…
Where to Find Us – February 26
Neighborworks Training Institute – San Francisco, CA, February 26-27 (Sid Betancourt) YIMBYtown 2024 – Austin, TX, February 26-28 (Courtney Cooperman) Arizona Housing Coalition Conference – Mesa…
Appropriators Near Final FY24 Spending Deal for HUD – Take Action!
Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations subcommittees – including House Subcommittee Chair Tom Cole (R-OK) and…
Bipartisan Tax Bill Awaits Senate Action; New Data Show Child Tax Credit’s Impact on Rural Children
While the bipartisan tax bill has yet to reach debate or a vote in the U.S. Senate, new data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reveal that changes made by the bill to the Child Tax…
Recap of 2/12 National HoUSed Campaign Call
NLIHC hosted a national HoUSed campaign call on February 12. We were joined by Whitney Airgood-Obrycki of Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS), who shared a new report on…