NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING COALITION
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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING COALITION (NLIHC) IS DEDICATED SOLELY TO ACHIEVING SOCIALLY JUST PUBLIC POLICY THAT ENSURES PEOPLE WITH THE LOWEST INCOMES IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE AFFORDABLE AND DECENT HOMES. FOUNDED IN 1974 BY CUSHING DOLBEARE, NLIHC RESEARCHES, EDUCATES, ORGANIZES AND ADVOCATES TO ENSURE DECENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE LOWEST-INCOME PEOPLE IN AMERICA. OUR GOALS ARE TO PRESERVE EXISTING FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOMES AND HOUSING RESOURCES, EXPAND THE SUPPLY OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING, AND ESTABLISH HOUSING STABILITY AS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF FEDERAL LOW-INCOME HOUSING POLICY.

PROMOTE SOCIALLY JUST PUBLIC POLICY TO ENSURE LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN U.S. HAVE AFFORDABLE HOMES.

NLIHC'S GOALS ARE TO PRESERVE EXISTING FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOMES AND HOUSING RESOURCES, EXPAND THE SUPPLY OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING, AND ESTABLISH HOUSING STABILITY AS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF FEDERAL LOW-INCOME HOUSING POLICY. WE STRIVE TO END HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING POVERTY IN AMERICA.IN 2019, NLIHC:PRODUCED AND WIDELY DISTRIBUTED A FLAGSHIP ONLINE AND PRINT RESEARCH PRODUCT, "OUT OF REACH," WHICH DOCUMENTS THE "HOUSING WAGE" NEEDED FOR A HOUSEHOLD TO AFFORD A MODEST RENTAL APARTMENT IN EVERY STATE AND JURISDICTION IN THE COUNTRY - AND BY ZIP CODE FOR METROPOLITAN AREAS - AND SHOWCASES THE GAP BETWEEN PREVAILING RENTS AND WHAT RENTERS EARN AND PREVAILING MINIMUM WAGES. OUT OF REACH ATTRACTS EXTENSIVE NEWS MEDIA COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING BY MAJOR NATIONAL NEWS OUTLETS. "OUT OF REACH" WAS CITED IN THOUSANDS OF NEWS STORIES FROM ITS RELEASE IN JUNE UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.PUBLISHED AND WIDELY DISTRIBUTED THE 2019 EDITION OF "THE GAP: A SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOMES" REPORT, DOCUMENTING A SHORTAGE OF MORE THAN 7 MILLION AFFORDABLE AND AVAILABLE RENTAL HOMES FOR THE NATION'S 11 MILLION EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME RENTER HOUSEHOLDS AND SHOWING THAT OVER 70% OF THE LOWEST-INCOME RENTER HOUSEHOLDS IN THE U.S. ARE SEVERELY HOUSING COST-BURDENED, SPENDING MORE THAN HALF OF THEIR INCOMES ON THEIR HOUSING.HOSTED A NATIONAL HOUSING POLICY FORUM ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 500 ADVOCATES, RESEARCHERS, RESIDENTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS AND LEARN ABOUT ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING POVERTY. PARTICIPATED IN HUNDREDS OF INTERVIEWS AND OTHER EXCHANGES WITH PRINT, ONLINE, TELEVISION AND RADIO MEDIA ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS. NATIONWIDE, MORE THAN 6,100 MEDIA STORIES FEATURED NLIHC STAFF, EXPERTISE AND/OR RESEARCH - A THREE-FOLD INCREASE FROM 2016. CONDUCTED MORE THAN 530 MEETINGS, BRIEFINGS, CALLS AND EXCHANGES WITH CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES TO DISCUSS AFFORDABLE HOUSING CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS. NLIHC'S CEO AND BOARD MEMBERS TESTIFIED AT FOUR CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS. PUBLISHED/SENT 48 ISSUES OF "MEMO TO MEMBERS AND PARTNERS," NLIHC'S HIGHLY REGARDED NATIONAL WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER ON FEDERAL AND STATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, AND RESEARCH SENT WEEKLY TO NEARLY 160,000 READERS.PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED TO COALITION MEMBERS AND OTHER PARTNERS NLIHC'S ANNUAL "ADVOCATES GUIDE," THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE COMPENDIUM OF FEDERAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS, LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ISSUES IN THE NATION.REGULARLY ENGAGED OUR MEMBERS IN EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND SUPPORTED THE ACTIVITIES OF 63 STATE HOUSING AND HOMELESS COALITIONS IN 43 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.PARTNERED WITH THE PUBLIC AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESEARCH CORPORATION (PAHRC) TO UPDATE AND OFFER THE NATIONAL HOUSING PRESERVATION DATABASE, THE ONLY PUBLICLY AVAILABLE NATIONAL INVENTORY OF ASSISTED HOUSING ACROSS FEDERAL SUBSIDY PROGRAMS AT THE PROPERTY ADDRESS LEVEL.PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED NATIONALLY TO OVER 2,000 RECIPIENTS TWO EDITIONS OF "TENANT TALK," A MAGAZINE FOR LOW-INCOME PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS, SUBSIDIZED HOUSING TENANTS, AND OTHER LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS.CONVENED AND LED SEVERAL BROAD-BASED NATIONAL POLICY ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS AND TASK FORCES INCLUDING THE CAMPAIGN FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDING, THE NATIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND (HTF) POLICY COMMITTEE, THE HOUSING AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM TASK FORCE, AND OTHERS.CONVENED AND LED THE DISASTER HOUSING RECOVERY COALITION OF MORE THAN 850 ORGANIZATIONS WORKING JOINTLY TO ENSURE A FAIR, ROBUST HOUSING RECOVERY, PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE WITH THE LOWEST INCOMES, FOLLOWING RECENT HURRICANES IN TEXAS, FLORIDA, PUERTO RICO, THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND THE CAROLINAS, AND WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA. WE ISSUED TWO REPORTS ON DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF EQUITABLE HOUSING RECOVERY FOR THOSE MOST IN NEED. LED THE THIRD "OUR HOMES, OUR VOICES" NATIONAL HOUSING WEEK OF ACTION FEATURING MORE THAN 120 EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, CALLING FOR INCREASED INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOMES AND STRONG COMMUNITIES. ADVOCATES SENT LETTERS, MADE CALLS TO CONGRESS, HOSTED RALLIES, CONDUCTED TOURS OF DEVELOPMENTS, HELD PRESS EVENTS, AND EDUCATED THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR DECENT, ACCESSIBLE, AND AFFORDABLE HOMES.PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL HOUSING LAW PROJECT (NHLP) TO LAUNCH AND LEAD A "KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER" CAMPAIGN TO OPPOSE A HUD MIXED-STATUS IMMIGRANT FAMILY PROPOSED RULE THAT COULD RESULT IN THE EVICTION OF 25,000 FAMILIES INCLUDING 55,000 U.S. CITIZEN OR LEGAL-RESIDENT CHILDREN. NLIHC AND NHLP CREATED A MICROSITE (WWW.KEEP-FAMILIES-TOGETHER.ORG) WITH RESOURCES FOR ADVOCATES, ISSUED CALLS TO ACTION, CONDUCTED INFORMATIONAL WEBINARS, ORGANIZED A NATIONAL "DAY OF ACTION," HOSTED TWEETSTORMS, AND MORE. AS A RESULT, ADVOCATES SUBMITTED MORE THAN 30,000 COMMENTS TO HUD ON THE RULE, THE VAST MAJORITY IN OPPOSITION. THE LAST HUD PROPOSAL THAT GARNERED SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED JUST OVER 1,000 COMMENTS BY COMPARISON. LED AND GREW THE "OPPORTUNITY STARTS AT HOME" (OSAH) MULTI-SECTOR AFFORDABLE HOMES CAMPAIGN, BRINGING IN MORE NON-HOUSERS INTO EDUCATING/COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUBLIC AND DECISION-MAKERS ON THE CRITICALITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING; JUSTLEADERSHIPUSA, THE NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE, AND THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER JOINED THE OSAH STEERING COMMITTEE IN 2019 (BRINGING THE COMMITTEE TO 18 MULTI-SECTOR MEMBERS), AND 84 ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE BROADER CAMPAIGN ROUNDTABLE. THE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED ITS POLICY AGENDA, HELPED ADVANCE TWO SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL POLICIES WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN CONGRESS, AND COMMISSIONED A NATIONAL POLL THAT FOUND 85% OF THE PUBLIC BELIEVE ENSURING EVERYONE HAS A SAFE, DECENT, AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE SHOULD BE A TOP NATIONAL PRIORITY, AND 8 IN 10 WANT CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE MAJOR ACTION. LAUNCHED AND LED THE "OUR HOMES, OUR VOTES" NONPARTISAN VOTER AND CANDIDATE ENGAGEMENT PROJECT WHICH SUCCEEDED IN GETTING FIFTEEN 2020 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PUTTING FORWARD COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING PLANS AND TALKING ABOUT THEM ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AS NEVER BEFORE, WITH THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE PLANS CENTERED ON THE HOUSING NEEDS OF THE LOWEST-INCOME PEOPLE. NLIHC'S EDUCATING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND MOBILIZATION WORK HELPED MAINTAIN A 10% INCREASE TO HUD'S BUDGET IN FY19 AND FY20 (WHEN THE ADMINISTRATION CALLED FOR 15-20% CUTS); THE INTRODUCTION AND PASSAGE IN THE HOUSE OF A BIPARTISAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT-DISASTER RECOVERY AUTHORIZATION AND REFORM BILL WITH VIRTUALLY ALL OF NLIHC'S POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; MULTIPLE LAWMAKERS DRAFTING AND INTRODUCING OTHER KEY DISASTER HOUSING RECOVERY PROPOSALS; A BIPARTISAN BILL INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE TO CREATE A PILOT NATIONAL HOUSING STABILIZATION FUND TO PROTECT FAMILIES FROM EVICTION; A BIPARTISAN BILL INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE TO CREATE 500,000 OPPORTUNITY/MOBILITY HOUSING VOUCHERS TO HELP LOW-INCOME PEOPLE MOVE TO HIGHER-OPPORTUNITY COMMUNITIES; AND NUMEROUS OTHER BILLS INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS WITH BOLD PROPOSALS TO END HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING POVERTY IN THE U.S.

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