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NYers Join Forces at #NoCuts Rally to Protest Proposed HUD Cuts
The #NoCuts Coalition organized a rally on Thursday, April 20th, protesting the $6.2 billion in HUD cuts nationwide that were proposed by the Trump administration. Under President Trump’s Budget Blueprint, New York State is estimated to lose over $1 billion in annual funds for critical housing programs. NYHC Director of Policy & Programs, Jessica Facciponti,… Continue reading
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Continuing the Fight on the Local Level: Views from NLIHC Organizing Award Recipients
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) awarded its annual Organizing Award to the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH) and the East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO) during its “2017 Housing Policy Forum: Advancing Solutions in a Changing Landscape” on April 3. NPH and EBHO are honored to be recognized by NLIHC for our… Continue reading
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What Affordable Housing Means to Me…
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUCCESS STORY: ALASKA COOK INLET HOUSING AUTHORITY Mission: Cook Inlet Housing Authority (CIHA) is one of 14 regional housing authorities established in the 1970s to address poor housing conditions throughout Alaska. Its service area includes the state’s largest urban center, Anchorage, small towns, and remote Alaska Native villages accessible only by sea and… Continue reading
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2017 Organizing Award Nominees Series
Each year NLIHC recognizes outstanding achievement in state, local and resident organizing activity through its Organizing Award, presented at our Housing Policy Forum in April. Organizing Award nominees have engaged in work that furthers NLIHC’s mission of achieving socially just public policy that ensures people with the lowest incomes in America have affordable and decent… Continue reading
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CHCDF Series on Housing as Infrastructure
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF), a group of more than 60 national organizations dedicated to adequate federal housing and community development funding for lower income families and communities, is running a blog series outlining why affordable housing is a critical component of our nation’s infrastructure in need of federal investments. Organizations… Continue reading
On the Home Front 