If you’re a member of the National Low Income Housing Coalition you receive our newsletter, Memo to Members, in your inbox or mailbox every week. Here’s a preview of this week’s Memo: The federal government came within hours of a shutdown Friday night. Learn what the last-minute FY11 agreement means for housing. FY12 budget negotiations… Continue reading

At NLIHC, we believe deeply in the value of public housing and the vital role it plays in our communities and in the lives of low income families and vulnerable people across the country. Because we care about public housing, we hold it to a high standard. In this post, we share our Public Housing… Continue reading

Public housing serves our nation’s most critical housing needs. In 2008, 71% of households residing in public housing had incomes at or below 30% of area median income. The average annual income of a public housing family is $13,404. Put plainly, this means that without public housing, these residents would have no affordable place to… Continue reading

If you’re a member of the National Low Income Housing Coalition you receive our newsletter, Memo to Members, in your inbox or mailbox every week. Here’s a preview of this week’s Memo: Couldn’t make it to the 2011 NLIHC Housing Policy Conference? Read all about it, from the plenary sessions to the Leadership Reception. Agreement… Continue reading

This evening, the National Low Income Housing Coalition is presenting Nan Roman, Executive Director of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, with the Edward W. Brooke, III Housing Leadership Award. Below, Nan shares with us what her work- and this award- means to her. Read more from the NAEH on their blog. “While ending homelessness… Continue reading