Where to Find Us – January 21
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: CHAPA Breakfast Forum: Doing Business in Times of Uncertainty, Part IV”…
HUD’s Proposed AFFH Rule Is Not a Fair Housing Rule
HUD’s new proposal to gut the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule represents a complete retreat from efforts to undo historic, government-driven patterns of housing discrimination…
Senator Brown and Representative Waters Criticize HUD’s Proposed AFFH Rule
Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) each issued statements on January 8 condemning the Trump…
Full-Page Ad in Des Moines Register: Over 1,000 Organizations Call for Presidential Debate Moderators to Ask About Affordable Housing
Yesterday, today and tomorrow in Iowa’s preeminent newspaper, The Des Moines Register, a full page ad calls on the moderators of the January 14 presidential debate to ask the candidates a question on…
Join Today’s #OurHomesOurVotes2020 Pre-Presidential Debate Tweetstorm, 3:00 p.m. ET
Six candidates will take the stage for the sixth Democratic presidential debate tomorrow night. All but one of the candidates participating in the debate have released plans or proposals to address…
“Third Thursdays at Three” Webinar/Podcast Series: Elevate Housing as an Election Issue and Increase Low-Income Renter Voter Participation
NLIHC continues to engage housing justice advocates and leaders throughout the country to prepare for robust voter and candidate engagement initiatives in 2020. Candidates will address rental housing…
House Financial Services Committee to Hold Hearing on Affordable Housing Crisis
The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on January 14 at 10:00 a.m. ET, “On the Brink of Homelessness: How the Affordable Housing Crisis and the Gentrification of America Is…
NLIHC Housing Policy Forum 2020 to Feature “Capitol Hill Insiders Panel”
A “Capitol Hill Insiders Panel” will be a featured session at NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2020: Ending Homelessness and Housing Poverty taking place in Washington, DC, March 25-27, 2020. Register…
Honor Shauna Sorrells with 2020 Housing Leadership Award Donation to NLIHC
NLIHC will posthumously honor Shauna Sorrells, former NLIHC board member and chief operating officer at the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, with the Edward W. Brooke Housing…
National Women’s Law Center Joins Steering Committee of Opportunity Starts at Home
The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) announced on January 7 that it is joining the Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes Steering Committee. NWLC is the latest addition to the…
Attend January 16 National Press Club Event on ‘Broadening the Movement’!
Be sure to attend “Broadening the Movement: Housing as a National Priority in 2020,” an Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign event at the National Press Club in…
Earthquake and Subsequent Tremors Rock Puerto Rico, Local Advocates Call Initial Federal Response “Unacceptable”
Puerto Rico continued to experience tremors after a deadly earthquake struck the island’s southern region in the early morning of January 7. The quake demolished homes, destroyed infrastructure, and…