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NLIHC Recognizes SCANPH as an Organizing Awards Nominee!
The Southern California Association of Nonprofit Housing (SCANPH), a 2025 organizing awards nominee and NLIHC state partner, is recognized for its innovative resident voter engagement initiatives in the 2024 election cycle, including its successful advocacy for a ballot initiative that will raise an estimated $1 billion annually for housing and homelessness services. SCANPH is dedicated Continue reading
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NLIHC Recognizes Open Table Nashville as an Organizing Awards Nominee!
Open Table Nashville (OTN), a 2025 Organizing Awards nominee, is recognized for its work to delay a homeless encampment clearing and subsequently create a Tent City Working Group convened by the Mayor of Nashville’s office. OTN is an interfaith homeless outreach and advocacy nonprofit that has helped residents of local encampments and low-income tenants organize Continue reading
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Fighting for Justice One Resident at a Time: Reflections from a Former Housing Choice Voucher Tenant
My name is Carla, and I would like to share my story about how I became a Housing Choice Voucher tenant, formerly known as Section 8, in Columbia, South Carolina. As a single mother, I faced uncertainty about how to provide a stable home for my family. My mother informed me that Columbia Housing was Continue reading
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NLIHC Celebrates Native American Heritage Month
NLIHC sits on the unceded homelands of the Nacotchtank, Anacostan, and Piscataway peoples and recognizes that the genocide of Native people is part of a long legacy of displacement and injustice that continues to impact housing stability today. We humbly work in partnership with Native-led organizations to expand our relationships, further our understanding, and uplift Continue reading
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Strengthening Renters’ Rights through Tenant Protections
Affordable, safe, stable, and accessible housing is a key part of the foundation of any just, equitable, and thriving community. Unfortunately, the lack of uniform renter protections at the federal level and the shortage of affordable and available rental housing for the lowest-income renters leave many tenants in precarious positions when it comes to housing Continue reading
On the Home Front 