News round-up
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News Round-Up: Disaster Recovery
Last week, NLIHC President & CEO Sheila Crowley spoke at a joint meeting of the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition and the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness. Up for discussion was recovery from Hurricane Irene, which took lives and did significant damage to homes and infrastructure in Vermont (and other states) despite having been downgraded to… Continue reading
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News Round-up: the ACS.
After the Thursday release of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 American Community Survey (ACS), local, state, and national news outlets were quick to release coverage on the data. And it’s no wonder why; the ACS data provide a stark look at economic distress among an ever growing number of renters nationwide. The ACS is an… Continue reading
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News Round-up: New Highs of Lows.
Last Friday we talked about news coverage on housing problems and poverty including shocking data from the U.S. Census Bureau, and the even more alarming lack of response from Washington. Today, we want to take a closer look at the U.S. Census Bureau report on 2010 poverty levels that was released last week. We highlighted… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: The Most Vulnerable
This weekend, the New York Times recognized the urgent need for housing for the lowest income Americans in its editorial section. In Housing for the Truly Vulnerable, the Times editorial board notes that while demand for public and assisted housing is at record levels, it’s unlikely that more new money will be available for the… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Enforcement
Two stories in the news this week show us what can go wrong when rules are not properly enforced… and when they are. As we’ve discussed on the blog, the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 provides important protections for tenants- as long as tenants know the law and are able to do what… Continue reading
On the Home Front 