DNC & RNC Party Platforms

Affordable Housing Mentioned in Democratic & Republican Party Platforms  THE RECENTLY ADOPTED DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE 2020 PLATFORM AND THE PLATFORM APPROVED BY REPUBLICAN…

Voter Engagement

The Campaign Trail: Presidential Primary Engagement Recap Voters care deeply about solutions to the affordable housing and homelessness crisis, but to make informed voting choices between…

State Laws and Information

Voting Laws in your Own State One of the most significant barriers to voting is the wide variation in laws by state. Laws change from year to year, and people move from one state to another. And…

Important Partners and Websites

Voter Engagement Resources AS YOU ARE PLANNING VOTER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THIS ELECTION SEASON, ACCESS THE MANY FREE, ONLINE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. SELECTED RESOURCES ARE…

A History of Voter Suppression

VOTER SUPPRESSION IS AN UNFORTUNATE BUT CONSISTENT FEATURE OF THE U.S. POLITICAL SYSTEM. LIMITATIONS ON THE RIGHT TO VOTE WERE CODIFIED IN THE JUNE 2013 CASE OF SHELBY COUNTY V. HOLDER, IN WHICH THE…

Urgency of Voting

Why Affordable Housing Groups Should Engage in the Election Affordable homes are built with bricks and dry wall. They are also built with ballots. Yet low-income renters turn out to vote at much…

Message from the Editorial Board

Dear Readers, It has been quite the summer. Our last issue in late spring focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it would affect low-income renters. Since then, the pandemic has raged around the…

Tenant Talk Policy Updates

NEW! Legislative Action Center NLIHC has launched a new advocacy tool called the Legislative Action Center for advocates to use to learn about NLIHC’s policy priorities…

Dire Consequences of School and University Closures

Schools all over the country have closed. The New York Times recently reported that approximately 1.5 million school-aged children are experiencing homelessness in the U.S., the highest recorded in…

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence, Housing Instability and Coronavirus Domestic violence correlates with housing insecurity, as 92% of women experiencing homelessness report having experienced severe physical or…