Major disasters in 2017 and 2018 caused immense damage, exacerbating the housing crisis in impacted communities and leaving low-income households with even fewer options for safe, sanitary, and affordable housing. The current response and recovery systems often fail to address the housing needs of the lowest-income people, and with the frequency of disasters increasing, the federal government needs to adjust. At NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions, advocates from impacted areas will discuss the current issues they face during the recovery process and the federal solutions that are needed to ensure equitable rebuilding. The Forum will take place in Washington, DC, March 27-29. Register today at: http://www.nlihcforum.org/
Speakers on equitable disaster housing recovery will be:
- Adi Martinez, Fundación Fondo de Acceso a la Justicia in Puerto Rico
- Ilene Jacobs, California Rural Legal Assistance
- Trey Reffett, Office of Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Chrishelle Palay, Houston HOME Coalition (moderator)
Other topics to be addressed at this year’s forum include:
- The state of affordable housing in 2019, recent successes and challenges, and emerging opportunities
- The state of play related to affordable housing on Capitol Hill in 2019
- Achieving greater racial equity in housing
- The affordable housing crisis in rural areas and tribal lands and advocacy strategies to achieve real solutions.
- The growing Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable housing movement
- The U.S. eviction epidemic and its solutions
- Getting started building and preserving homes for people with the lowest incomes though the national Housing Trust Fund
- Best practices in non-partisan voter engagement and ways to get candidates for public office to make affordable housing a priority in their campaigns
- Working with and making housing an issue with the media
- The future of public housing
- Achieving development without displacement
- Research on the issues and solutions related to housing for extremely vulnerable populations
- The keys to state, local, and resident-led organizing
- Low-income resident leadership
- And more
Learn more about the Forum and register today at: http://www.nlihcforum.org/