August 2016
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Housing and the Election Webinar: 5 Ways You Can Take Action
By Sarah Mickelson, NLIHC Director of Public Policy Over the next few months, affordable housing and community development organizations have an opportunity to influence a number of critical issues before Congress and to help break through the noise of the presidential campaigns to make affordable housing an election issue. Join us for a discussion with… Continue reading
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The National Housing Trust Fund: Making Sure it Meets the Greatest Needs
By Andrew Aurand, NLIHC Vice President for Research and Dan Emmanuel, NLIHC Research Analyst The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s most recent Gap report indicates a national shortage of more than seven million affordable homes available to extremely low income (ELI) renter households, those with income of no more than 30% of their area median… Continue reading
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Ten Percent of Students at California State University Face Homelessness
By Isaac Harris, NLIHC Outreach Intern Approximately 10% of the 460,000 students in the California State University (CSU) system experience homelessness, according to “Serving Displaced and Food Insecure Students in the CSU,” a study published in January by researchers at CSU Long Beach under the direction of Dr. Rashida Crutchfield. The study sheds light on… Continue reading
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Join Organizations Across the Nation To Make Housing an Election Issue!
The conventions are over. Candidates up and down the ballot are out on the campaign trail making promises and asking for votes. Let’s join forces to make sure that affordable housing is on their agenda. Please join NLIHC, Make Room, and organizations across the nation to send 1 million messages to Congress to get housing… Continue reading
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Californians Look to Address Affordable Housing in the Voting Booth
On November 8, voters in California will consider 17 statewide ballot measures. Direct legislation is more common in California than anywhere else in the country. Cities and counties throughout the state are adding referenda of their own, many of which aim to address housing affordability and homelessness. Ranging from housing bonds to zoning changes, these… Continue reading