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A Research Repository that Empowers Housing Advocacy
As part of our work to expand the capacity of advocates for low income housing, the National Low Income Housing Coalition works with state-level housing and homelessness advocacy organizations to support them in their federal housing advocacy work. One of the most important roles our State Coalition Project plays is in providing our state partners… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Housing Disasters, Natural and Man-Made
In this week’s News Round-Up, we find news stories showing that both natural disasters, and the disastrous economy, have combined with the nationwide shortage of rental housing affordable to low income people to create a crisis for many American families. In Vermont, manufactured home park residents whose homes were flooded during Hurricane Irene had no… Continue reading
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Talk of the Town: Are we rebounding yet?
Is the housing market finally recovering? A brief Google search of the term “housing market rebound” produces month after month of news articles predicting that yes, this time, it’s finally a rebound. This week saw the release of a few data points that suggest that recovery just might be around the corner. Fannie Mae and… Continue reading
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Helping Women Veterans, Ending Veteran Homelessness
According to a recent report from HUD and the Department of Veterans Affairs, while homeless veterans are not likely to be women, female veterans are more likely than female non-veterans to become homeless. Women veterans can face unique challenges when leaving the service, in addition to those challenges faced by male veterans, that can be… Continue reading
On the Home Front 