There is an awful lot of talk about homelessness in the United States. From one night counts to Ten Year Plans to Housing First versus shelter tonight, the conversation can quickly become hard to follow if you’re new to the issue. In today’s Summer School post, we try to help demystify the issue with a Continue reading

Welcome back to Summer School! Today we’re honored to have a guest post from Brian Peters, housing policy advocate  at IndependenceFirst, an NLIHC state coalition partner in Wisconsin. This post explains the federal requirements for accessiblity in housing, and how the National Housing Trust Fund can help. Interested in writing your own guest post for Continue reading

In today’s Summer School post, our research and policy staff team up to help you understand how to use one of NLIHC’s top advocacy tools: the Congressional District Profiles. The Congressional District Profiles (CDPs) are a critical piece of the advocacy puzzle. The CDPs can put real data in Representatives’ and Senators’ hands, and can Continue reading

Behind every great movement and improvement in government lies…a fair share of process. The numbers and negotiations behind the federal budget and appropriations process are certainly no exception. But since this process is the way the housing programs and services we care about get funded, it’s important to understand how it works and where advocates Continue reading

When we dreamed up our Summer School series, we knew we wanted to provide our readers with blog posts that would provide quick guides to major issues in housing policy. But we also know that many of our readers will be interested in some independent study. If that’s you, keep reading! NLIHC was founded on Continue reading