On the Home Front

  • Keeping Focused

    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

  • Answering the Call for Help

    As our mission statement makes clear, the National Low Income Housing Coalition is an organization that advocates for public policy change. So while we work to convince lawmakers and the public that affordable housing must be built and preserved, we do not provide housing ourselves. Even so, like many other housing advocacy organizations every day… Continue reading

  • News Roundup: Seeking Solutions

    With Congress in recess, it’s been a slow week on Capitol Hill. But last week’s news clips show us that homelessness and housing are still on the minds of many across the country. In Marin County, a columnist notes that with the housing wage for a one-bedroom apartment sitting at a sky-high $28.17 an hour,… Continue reading

  • Summer School: Ending Homelessness

    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

  • The Truth Needs Defenders

    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