News round-up
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Affordable Housing for Extremely Low Incomes is Possible: Ruth A. Matz
As a part of NLIHC’s Membership Month, we are bringing you a series of interviews with our members who are committed to the mission of ending homelessness. In these interviews, we ask our members why they chose to join NLIHC and why they think others should also join the Coalition.Our guest this week is Ruth A. Matz,… Continue reading
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Thousands of RD Residents Face Dramatic Rent Increase
By Gideon Anders Large numbers of very low-income residents of Rural Development (RD) rental (Section 515) and Farm Labor (Section 514) housing who are receiving Rental Assistance (RA) subsidies are getting, or are about to get, 30-day notices of rent increases from their landlords. These notices substantially increase rents effective on September 1 or October… Continue reading
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Using Data for Good: Heat Seek NYC
By Noelle Francois Everyone knows what it feels like to be cold. But imagine if that bone-chilling feeling stuck with you. Imagine if it followed you home and stayed with you all evening. It was there when you went to sleep, when you woke up, when you relaxed with your family, and when you got… Continue reading
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Why I Joined NLIHC: A Member’s Reflections
This is the first of a series of interviews with our longstanding members that we are publishing as a part of our membership campaign that kicked off on September 1st. In these interviews, we ask our members why they decided to become NLIHC members, how they benefit from the Coalition’s work and why others should… Continue reading
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Social Media Activism Highlights Brooklyn Gentrification
By Lela Schwartz Residents of Brooklyn, NY, have been caught in a struggle against predatory developers for years. Neighborhoods have rallied to fight back against landlords pricing out low income tenants to make way for wealthier occupants. Equality for Flatbush is a neighborhood-level coalition devoted to preserving the character of Flatbush and to addressing the… Continue reading
On the Home Front 