Disaster Recovery
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Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Monday, March 26, 2018
GENERAL UPDATES Free legal assistance is available for all disaster survivors in California, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands through the Disaster Legal Services of the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers division. The hotline can help individuals appeal FEMA denials, make insurance claims, replace legal documents, provide counseling on landlord/tenant issues, and Continue reading
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Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, March 21, 2018
General Updates HUD Webinars. HUD is holding free webinars to provide an overview of the new loss mitigation policies that address disaster-affected borrowers. The webinar is open to all FHA-approved services and housing counselors. The next two dates are March 22 (2-3 PM EDT) and April 3 (11 AM – 12 PM EDT). CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES Continue reading
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It’s Time to Broaden the Affordable Housing Movement
By Mike Koprowski, Campaign Director for Opportunity Starts at Home A safe, decent, affordable home is a foundation of opportunity, but it’s out of reach for far too many. The evidence is quite clear that we are witnessing a severe housing affordability crisis in America, and its consequences are spilling over into many other sectors such Continue reading
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Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Congress The House Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing on Preparedness, Response, and Rebuilding: Lessons from the 2017 Disasters on March 15. Members will have the opportunity to direct questions to a panel of federal witnesses and state/local stakeholders that include FEMA Administrator Brock Long (his first appearance before the Committee), San Juan Mayor Carmen Continue reading
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Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Monday, March 12, 2018
General Updates A Resource for Engagement with State Action Plans. The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 700 organizations provided a comprehensive set of policy recommendations that advocates can use with state governors to ensure that Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plans provide a fair and equitable recovery. The recommendations Continue reading
On the Home Front 