NLIHC in the News for the Week of June 16
NLIHC’s Out of Reach 2019 report has been covered in over 160 news stories since its publication on June 18. Here is a sampling of stories: “Google Pledges to Invest $1 Billion to Ease Bay Area…
NLIHC Publishes "The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes 2019" in Spanish ("La Brecha: La Escasez de Viviendas Asequibles 2019")
NLIHC released a Spanish edition of its report The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes 2019 (La Brecha: La Escasez de Viviendas Asequibles 2019) on June 21. The report shows the shortage or surplus…
NLIHC Seeks Communications Specialist
NLIHC seeks a communications specialist who will be responsible for an array of communications coordination and project support for NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes nonpartisan voter and candidate…
NLIHC Seeks Fall Interns
NLIHC is accepting applications for our fall internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues, with…
Where to Find Us – June 24
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: RESULTS 2019 International Conference, Washington, DC, July 15 NAACP State…
Point of View: 30 Years Out of Reach – by NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel
(Taken from Diane’s forward to the 30th anniversary edition of Out of Reach, which will be released tomorrow, June 18.) This year marks the 30th anniversary of NLIHC’s Out of Reach. The first…
Take Action: NLIHC and Partners Call for Day of Action to Oppose HUD’s Proposed Mixed-Status Immigrant-Family Rule
Help stop HUD's harmful proposal to evict 25,000 mixed-status immigrant families, including 55,000 children who are U.S. citizens or have legal status. NLIHC, the National Housing Law Project (NHLP…
Senators Send Letter to HUD Opposing Proposed Mixed-Status Immigrant-Family Rule
A group of 19 Democratic senators led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) sent a letter on June 12 to HUD Secretary Ben Carson opposing the agency’s proposal to prohibit mixed-status immigrant…
HUD Alters Enhanced Voucher Minimum Rent Provision
HUD issued Notice PIH 2019-12 revising how enhanced voucher (EV) minimum rents are calculated when a household’s income increases after previously decreasing. If a household with an EV experiences a…
HUD Issues Three Chapters of Revised Housing Voucher Guidebook
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) has published three of thirteen chapters of a revised Housing Choice Voucher Guidebook. The three chapters are “Eligibility Determination and Denial of…
House Committee Passes Bills Blocking Harmful HUD Proposals
The House Financial Services Committee passed two bills blocking harmful HUD proposals that would limit access to housing assistance for “mixed-status” immigrant families and transgender individuals…