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Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Monday, September 11, 2017
CONGRESS Votes Postponed. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) postponed any votes in the House today due to the large number of absences resulting from Hurricane Irma. HURRICANE IRMA LOCAL PERSPECTIVES Public Housing Damage. The Director of the U.S. Virgin Islands Housing Authority reports that Virgin Islands Housing Authority Central Office may not be able… Continue reading
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August 30: Updates on Hurricane Harvey housing recovery
Click here to download a Temporary Assistance form for Disaster Housing Thanks for such an overwhelmingly positive response for next week’s call to discuss Hurricane Harvey Housing Recovery. Please continue to share the invite with others or to send me the names of other people/orgs interested in participating. LOCAL: The Texas Low Income Housing Information… Continue reading
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When Academics Meets Real-Life
By Lindsey Otto, Communications & Graphic Design Intern When I started as the Communications/Graphic Design intern at NLIHC, I had no idea what to expect. Finishing my first year at the University of Arizona, I decided to jump right in and spend my summer getting some real world experience in my field of study. I am… Continue reading
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My Rewards as an NLIHC Summer Intern
By Bianca Guerrero, NLIHC Field and Communications Intern My goal this summer was to learn what the affordable housing crisis looks like across the United States and to see what communities and organizations are doing to address it. After three months interning with the Tenant Protection Unit, a New York State agency that protects rent-regulated residents,… Continue reading
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Where Gentrification Was Held at Bay—Can It Last?
By Don Falk Chief Executive Officer, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation The San Francisco housing market strains credulity. The median home price has reached $1.5 million.[1] In order to afford a two bedroom apartment at the median rent, a family must earn a whopping $216,000 annually.[2] If families with six-figure incomes cannot afford to live in San… Continue reading
On the Home Front 