Congress Enacts Disaster Aid Funding Bill
The House of Representatives voted on June 3 to approve a disaster aid package for communities impacted by major disasters in 2017, 2018, and 2019 by a vote of 354-58. The bill has been signed by the…
FEMA Oversight Agency Whitewashed Disaster Response Audits
The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General’s Office (OIG), tasked with overseeing FEMA’s performance, confirmed that more than a dozen FEMA audits were found to have excluded shortcomings…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – June 10, 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 6/03). Federal Action…
Report Predicts 2020 Census Could Undercount Millions of Blacks and Hispanics
A report from the Urban Institute, Assessing Miscounts in the 2020 Census, estimates that the 2020 Census could undercount the U.S. population by 0.3% to 1.2%, representing an undercount of 900,000…
New Report Recommends Combining Multiple Policy Solutions to Improve Housing Stability
A new report from Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign partner Children’s HealthWatch recommends that efforts to build more affordable homes in Massachutsetts be…
From the Field: Philadelphia Legislator Pushes for Right to Counsel in Eviction Cases
Philadelphia City Councilmember Helen Gym introduced a bill (Bill No. 190386) on May 9 that would amend the “Landlord and Tenant” code to provide access to free legal representation to city’s lowest-…
NeighborWorks Training Institute Comes to New Orleans, August 19-23
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana the week of August 19-23. In addition to offering a wide array of courses for nonprofit professionals in…
NLIHC in the News
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of June 2. “Nonprofits Have the Power to Produce Big Gains in Voter Turnout, Study Says,” The Chronicle of…
NLIHC Seeks Housing Policy Analyst/Senior Housing Policy Analyst
NLIHC seeks a housing policy analyst/senior housing policy analyst (depending on experience) responsible for identifying, analyzing, advocating, and engaging the Coalition’s membership and network in…
Where to Find Us – June 10
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Supportive Housing Network of New York Conference, New York, NY, June 13…