Inside NLIHC
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Four Days, Four Reasons
There are only four days left in the year. That means just four days to make a tax-deductible charitable contribution to NLIHC for the 2012 tax year. If you haven’t done so already, here are the top four reasons you should support NLIHC: We advocate on the issues that matter most. From the fiscal cliff and sequestration to… Continue reading
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It’s time to unite!
The start of a new Congress. The beginning of the President’s second term. A nationwide effort to secure a new funding source for the National Housing Trust Fund. What do these three things have in common? They’re the top reasons housing advocates from around the country need to be in Washington, D.C. March 17-20 for… Continue reading
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Honoring Our Roots
We are honoring our roots and our founder, Cushing Dolbeare, this week as we wrap up a busy year. We ‘housers’ need to celebrate what we can do and have done, though in the context of how little of the need we have addressed and what we could do if we had adequate resources. In… Continue reading
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Our Favorite Accomplishments of 2012
We emailed our supporters last week to do a little bragging about what we’ve been up to this year. This has been such a busy year for the National Low Income Housing Coalition that we couldn’t fit all our work into one email! Instead, we thought we’d share some of our staff’s other favorite 2012… Continue reading
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Affordable Housing Scarcity: How Can Communities Cope?
The research we do at NLIHC often demonstrates that the need for affordable rental housing is greatest among extremely low income (ELI) households, meaning those earning 30% or less of the area median income. The need for housing assistance far exceeds the current capacity of federal housing programs, which are only able to serve one in… Continue reading
On the Home Front 