Where to Find Us - September 9
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: National Association of Latino Elected Officials National Policy Institute…
Point of View: Disaster Disparities – by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
Another massive hurricane is approaching Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, and, as always, the lowest-income people in the hurricane’s path will be hardest hit. Deeply poor households are…
Hurricane Dorian: More than 342,000 Households with Low Incomes in Evacuation Areas Challenged to Find a Way Out
As Hurricane Dorian approaches the U.S., government officials have issued mandatory and voluntary evacuations along the East Coast from southern Florida to North Carolina. More than 342,000 low-…
Members of Congress Call on HUD to Release Disaster Aid to Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
More than two dozen members of Congress sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on August 21 urging him to release a Federal Register notice to trigger the release of desperately needed grant funds…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – September 3, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 8/26). Federal…
Join the Movement! September is NLIHC Membership Month!
September is NLIHC’s annual Membership Month, and we are setting our sights on a third straight year of more than 100 new members. NLIHC is a membership organization comprised of over 1,200 housing…
Take Action: Deadline Tomorrow! Sign Letter Urging Presidential Debate Moderators to Question Candidates on Affordable Housing
More than 450 organizations have signed onto a national letter calling on the moderators of the third presidential debate to ask the candidates about their affordable housing solutions. The deadline…
Our Homes, Our Votes, Our New Hampshire Hosts Roundtable with Presidential Candidate Bill Weld
NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 held another presidential candidate event on August 28. NLIHC state partner Housing Action NH hosted a roundtable discussion on affordable housing with Republican…
Tips for Hosting a Candidate Forum on Affordable Housing
Raising affordable housing on the national agenda will happen only when candidates understand the issue is important to voters. A recent national poll shows that more than 8 in 10 think housing…
Protecting Immigrant Families Offers Updated Public Charge Materials and September 5 Webinar
Now that the harmful “public charge” rule is final (see Memo, 8/19), Protecting Immigrant Rights (PIF) has updated its materials designed to help advocates inform immigrant communities about who will…
HUD Publishes FY20 Fair Market Rents
HUD announced in the August 30 Federal Register the publication of FY20 Fair Market Rents (FMRs). FMRs are used to determine payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, initial…
Opportunity Starts at Home to Hold Congressional Briefing, September 18
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign will host a congressional briefing on Wednesday, September 18, 1:30–2:30 p.m. ET at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington…