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Bold Vision, Balanced Approach
Sheila Crowley, NLIHC’s President and CEO, writes on Huffington Post today about what she hopes to hear from President Obama during his speech on jobs tomorrow. As a nation, we find ourselves at a difficult place economically, but also face a different kind of pain. Foreclosure, unemployment, and a slow-as-molasses recovery have made uncertainty the… Continue reading
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Talk Back
The third issue of Tenant Talk was released last week online and in print. Have you read your copy yet? This issue, we’re focusing on ways residents, tenants and their allies can take action. Whether it’s to support the National Housing Trust Fund, ensure housing needs are met after a disaster, or ensure housing programs… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Enforcement
Two stories in the news this week show us what can go wrong when rules are not properly enforced… and when they are. As we’ve discussed on the blog, the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 provides important protections for tenants- as long as tenants know the law and are able to do what… Continue reading
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Talk of the Town: Jobs and Housing
Earlier this week, we featured a great post on how an internship at NLIHC (or anywhere else) can start young people on the track to a fulfilling career. While we can guarantee those who intern with us will come away with a lot of valuable experience, what we can’t guarantee is anyone’s prospects for success… Continue reading
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Brinkmanship, and Families on the Brink
It’s been an interesting 24 hours, hasn’t it? Yesterday, we were one of possibly millions of Twitter users to tweet that President Obama would be giving his jobs speech on September 7 at a joint session of Congress. We’ve been keeping a close watch on the development of the President’s jobs proposal, as we know… Continue reading
On the Home Front 