On our most recent (October 18) call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing,” we highlighted a new resource on family homelessness, discussed lobbying considerations for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, received updates from the field and new information on ERA spending, and received the latest news from Capitol Hill on Build Back Better Act negotiations.
We welcomed Barbara Poppe, Alexis Kramer, and Tiffany Haynes, experts on homelessness and consultants for the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response. They discussed a new resource from the Framework on addressing the needs of families experiencing homelessness. The brief, developed in consultation with people with the lived experience of homelessness and service providers, highlights the work of nine organizations around the country and provides practitioners with key practices to enhance community responses to family homelessness.
We received field updates from Cathy Alderman of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Cashauna Hill from the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center, and Veronica Beaty from the California Coalition for Rural Housing. NLIHC’s Joey Lindstrom joined to discuss lobby considerations for 501(c)(3)s, and NLIHC’s Emma Foley provided an update on emergency rental assistance (ERA) spending data. As of the October 18 call, NLIHC was tracking 500 state and local ERA programs, and an estimated $10.64 billion of the $25 billion allocated for the first round of ERA funds had been approved or paid to households. NLIHC’s Sarah Saadian gave the latest updates from Capitol Hill on the housing investments in the Build Back Better Act.
Our next national call will be on today, October 25 at 2:30 pm ET. We will provide the latest updates on Build Back Better Act negotiations, learn about the intersection of housing and other reconciliation priorities, hear updates from the field, and more.
Register for the upcoming call at: tinyurl.com/ru73qan
Watch the recording and view presentation slides at: tinyurl.com/9vbmmues