As we mentioned on Monday, foreclosure is one on the list of many causes of homelessness. The foreclosure crisis changed many homeowners’ lives, stripping them of their assets and putting them back into rental housing, or at risk of homelessness. Soon, NLIHC and other organizations found that homeowner households weren’t the only ones affected by… Continue reading

This week, President Obama took a three-day bus tour of the Midwest to press his jobs agenda. “My basic argument to them is this: We should not have to choose between getting our fiscal house in order, and jobs and growth,” said the President during a stop in Illinois. According to news reports, President Obama… Continue reading

With so much going on in federal housing policy, how does the National Low Income Housing Coalition decide what to focus on? Every year, our board of directors, policy committees and staff decide on the top policy priorities for our organization. Below, you’ll find NLIHC’s 2011 policy priorities. National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF). Advancing the National Housing Trust Fund remains NLIHC’s highest priority. NLIHC will seek to capitalize the NHTF and continue to seek new funding sources, including through reform of federal tax expenditures; support legislative efforts to address issues not addressed in HUD’s NHTF regulations; and, obtain project‐based vouchers to go to states to accompany NHTF dollars. Housing Choice Vouchers. To support the units added by the National Housing Trust Fund and otherwise assist the lowest income families in accessing affordable housing, NLIHC will continue… Continue reading

Home is the foundation. But for the nearly 4 million American households for whom even a modest rental home is out of reach, life can be a daily struggle for survival. That’s why the National Housing Trust Fund Campaign is fighting hard to fund and protect this essential program. The National Housing Trust Fund is… Continue reading

This morning, we sent out a Call to Action to a select group of our members and supporters. You may have received it. In this action alert, we ask those of our supporters who live in the congressional districts of the Members of the House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (T-HUD) Appropriations… Continue reading