homelessness
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What Advocacy Can Do for You
Advocacy is about changing the world for the better – but it can change you for the better, too. Take it from Deanna Nagle, a tenant advocate and NLIHC member. In a recent blog post, Deanna recounts her experience at a city council budget meeting. When first asked by a local housing group to make Continue reading
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“Information is key”: Advice for Advocates from CJ O’Hara
CJ O’Hara is a homeless and housing advocate based in Chicago. In 2014, CJ became homeless. While trying to find a place to stay, he learned about the programs designed to help people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity, as well as the barriers that exist in some of these programs. In 2015, he began his Continue reading
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Ten Percent of Students at California State University Face Homelessness
By Isaac Harris, NLIHC Outreach Intern Approximately 10% of the 460,000 students in the California State University (CSU) system experience homelessness, according to “Serving Displaced and Food Insecure Students in the CSU,” a study published in January by researchers at CSU Long Beach under the direction of Dr. Rashida Crutchfield. The study sheds light on Continue reading
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Join Evicted Author Matthew Desmond for the Make Room National Campaign Launch
Make Room—in partnership with NLIHC and other national leaders—is launching an exciting national campaign to send 1 million messages to Congress about the critical need to end housing insecurity in America. Through the November elections, national, state, and local organizations will share a common message: our nation is facing a housing affordability crisis of record Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Sequestration and the Housing Shortage
Last week, NLIHC released Housing Spotlight: America’s Affordable Housing Shortage, and How to End It. It’s a startling look into the depth of the affordable housing shortage facing extremely low income households, providing data at both the national and state levels showing the amount of housing needed is far greater than what is affordable and available Continue reading
On the Home Front 