NLIHC hosted a national HoUSed campaign call on April 10. NLIHC Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Field Organizing Sarah Saadian shared the latest updates from Capitol Hill and discussed how advocates can engage with their members of Congress about the need for increasing resources for affordable housing and homelessness programs in fiscal year (FY) 2024. Christi Economy from the Terner Center for Housing Innovation joined the call to discuss the successes and challenges of HUD’s Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program. NLIHC Senior Policy Analyst Noah Patton discussed recent recovery efforts in disaster-impacted areas, and NLIHC Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Aurand provided an overview of NLIHC’s The Gap 2023: A Shortage of Affordable Homes. A recording of the call, as well as the presentation slides, are now available.
Join NLIHC’s biweekly national HoUSed campaign call every other Monday at 2:30 pm ET to learn more about how to advance long-term solutions to end the housing crisis and achieve housing justice. The next national call will be held on April 24 from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. Register for the call at: https://tinyurl.com/ru73qan
Resources discussed on the 4/10 call:
- Policy Updates – Sarah Saadian, NLIHC
- HUD Secretary Fudge’s letter on the impacts of potential budget cuts
- White House fact sheets documenting how families in each state would be impacted by cuts to domestic programs, including housing.
- Sign your organization on to the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding’s (CHCDF) annual budget letter.
- Email your members of Congress today and urge them to increase – not cut – resources for affordable housing and homelessness programs in FY24 and to support NLIHC’s top appropriations priorities.
- Use NLIHC’s advocacy toolkit, “Oppose Dramatic Cuts to Federal Investments in Affordable Housing,” for talking points, sample social media messages, and ideas about other ways to get involved!
- Successes and Challenges of the EHV Program – Christi Economy, Project Policy Analyst, Terner Center for Housing Innovation
- Recent Recovery Efforts in Disaster-Impacted Areas – Noah Patton, NLIHC
- The Gap 2023 – Andrew Aurand, NLIHC