Join Monday’s (December 4) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. Kim Johnson of NLIHC will provide policy updates on the federal appropriations process and prospects for the passage of an end-of-year tax bill by Congress. Alex Horowitz of Pew Charitable Trusts will discuss how rising housing costs drive increased rates of homelessness. Chi Chi Wu of the National Consumer Law Center will review recent actions by the U.S. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission to reduce junk fees and address background check practices used by TransUnion. We will also receive news from the field, and more!
Agenda:
- Welcome and Updates
- Kim Johnson, NLIHC
- How Housing Costs Drive Homelessness
- Alex Horowitz, Project Director, Housing Policy Initiative at Pew Charitable Trusts
- CFBP and FTC Actions against Junk Fees and TransUnion Background Check Practices
- Chi Chi Wu, Senior Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center
- Field Updates
- Catrina Grigsby-Thedford, Nevada Homeless Alliance
- Sonya Starr, Housing Alliance Delaware
- Erin Hahn, Texas Housers
- Next Steps