Tenant Talk Live Webinar for Residents: Responding to Coronavirus, April 27
Join resident leaders and NLIHC staff for the next Tenant Talk Live webinar to discuss the impacts of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic and how you can advocate for needed resources and other…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - Monday, April 27, 2020
NLIHC will be hosting weekly national calls on COVID-19 and housing/homelessness on Monday afternoons. The next call is this coming Monday, April 20 at 2:30 to 4 pm ET. Participants include former…
Multi-Sector Advocates Send Letters to Congress Urging Housing Investments in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Over the past two weeks, advocates sent 850 letters to Congress through the Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign. The letters urge Congress to include housing…
New Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 Website Features Key Resources for Voter Engagement
The 2020 elections are right around the corner. A number of states will hold their primaries and other local elections in late spring; and the 2020 presidential election is just months away. While…
Learn How to Get Housing Issues and Ballot Initiatives into the Elections -Webinar, May 21
Learn about advancing housing issues and ballot initiatives in the 2020 elections during a NLIHC webinar on May 21 at 3 pm ET. Register for this webinar and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third Thursdays…
Growing Number of Assisted and Unassisted Seniors
The Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) released “2020 Housing Impact Report: Seniors,” which finds that 2.9 million seniors lived in publicly supported housing in 2019, a 2.9…
In New Survey, Half of Lower-Income Americans Report Lost Household Income Due to COVID-19
The Pew Research Center released a summary of a national survey conducted April 7-12, which found that 52% of lower-income Americans report that they or someone in their household has lost a job or…
Majorities of Lower-Income and Hispanic Households Experience Job Loss or Pay Cut Due to COVID-19
Source: Pew Research Center, 2020.
Idaho Passes Fair Warning Act to Protect Renters from Abrupt Displacement
The past month has seen small but significant steps towards housing justice in Idaho. The “Fair Warning Act” was signed into law on March 24 by Idaho Governor Brad Little (R). The act requires a 30-…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of April 19
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of April 19: “Our homelessness crisis is urgent, tragic — and completely solvable” The Seattle Times, April 24 at…
Join NLIHC’s “Coronavirus, Housing and Homelessness” Call Today at 2:30 p.m. ET!
NLIHC and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition host weekly national calls on “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing” every Monday at 2:30 pm ET. These calls feature leaders from…