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A year later & I’m still trying to recover from Hurricane Harvey
A year later & Pam is still trying to recover from the experience of Hurricane Harvey. Please read & share her story. #DHAPNow Continue reading
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Blazing a new trail for housing justice: A Q&A with New York City’s Right to Counsel Coalition
By Isaiah Milbauer, NLIHC Field Intern New York City eviction proceedings have long been a tale of the powerful versus the powerless. Historically, renters hardly ever receive legal representation in eviction court proceedings, but landlords almost always do. (And this is true in housing courts everywhere across the country!) As a direct result of tenants Continue reading
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It’s Time to Broaden the Affordable Housing Movement
By Mike Koprowski, Campaign Director for Opportunity Starts at Home A safe, decent, affordable home is a foundation of opportunity, but it’s out of reach for far too many. The evidence is quite clear that we are witnessing a severe housing affordability crisis in America, and its consequences are spilling over into many other sectors such Continue reading
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One Boston Family Gets New Opportunities Thanks to the RAFT Program
By Kat Feliciano, Metro Housing|Boston People often ask me to describe the typical family that we assist. In truth, no families are alike. Circumstance, personalities, challenges, disabilities, job prospects – all of these lead to very different stories. After experiencing homelessness and living in her car with her two children, Sharon was grateful to Continue reading
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A Student Message on United for Homes
By Isaiah Fleming-Klink, NLIHC Field Intern Since 2011 the United for Homes (UFH) campaign has been building support for a policy solution that addresses the housing and homelessness crises in America through mortgage interest deduction (MID) reform. Thus far, we have the support of over 2,300 national, state, and local organizations as well as government officials. Continue reading
On the Home Front 