Discuss naturally occurring affordable housing
NHC's April Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force webinar covered naturally occurring affordable housing, the importance of preserving this valuable housing stock and how affordable housing developers can engage in this work. Anne McCulloch, president and CEO of the Housing Partnership Equity Trust, Deidre Schmidt, president and CEO of CommonBond Communities and Jane Graf, president and CEO of Mercy […]
Explore economic mobility strategies for HUD-subsidized housing residents
On March 22, Sherry Riva, executive director of Compass Working Capital, discussed her work on the Family Self-Sufficiency program and how public housing agencies and private owners of multifamily assisted housing are seeing significant outcomes from the program, and Adrianne Todman, CEO of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, discussed other strategies that public […]
Single-family strategies and working in distressed markets
NHC's March Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force webinar covered single-family strategies and working in distressed markets. Julia Gordon and Rob Grossinger, of the National Community Stabilization Trust, shared the Trust's policy agenda and current issues for the single-family market. Michael Gosman, executive director of ACTS Housing in Milwaukee, discussed his organization's work to promote sustainable low-income homeownership. Mercedeh Mortazavi, […]
Challenges of affordable housing for Native Americans
On Feb.7, Georgi Banna, director of policy and program development, for the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, and Marvin Ginn, executive director of Native Community Finance, presented on the challenges of affordable housing for Native Americans, as well as best practices and lessons learned in the field. https://youtu.be/qB6XvEmnF1g Presenters Georgi Banna, […]
Appropriations, tax reform and the outlook for housing finance reform
This Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force meeting discussed updates on federal action on appropriations, tax reform and the outlook for housing finance reform. The webinar closed with a presentation on NHC's new Nexus Housing Policy Guide from Kaitlyn Snyder and Rebekah King. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W29FiyP0iGw Presenters Olivia Barrow, policy analyst, Enterprise Community Partners Dan Fichtler, associate director of secondary […]
Proposed changes to FCC’s Lifeline program and impacts on low-income households
On Jan. 9, NHC and National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) jointly presented a webinar to explain FCC’s recent recommended changes to Lifeline and provide guidance on filing comments with the FCC. The Lifeline program provides a discount for phone service for qualifying low-income consumers. Through a modernization order in 2016 the program expanded this program […]
Community land trusts
This webinar explored community land trusts. NHC’s Kaitlyn Snyder shared NHC’s upcoming report on community land trusts. And Staci Horwitz, operations director with the City of Lakes Community Land Trust and Tyler Macmillan, organizational director with the San Francisco Community Land Trust, gave local perspectives on community land trusts, sharing about their work, both new initiatives and lessons […]
Housing, health and energy: How they fit together and their federal budget outlook
This webinar explored federal housing, health and energy programs like the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, Section 8 rental assistance, Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program, the Weatherization Assistance Program and lead hazard programs at HUD and the Centers for Disease Control. Presenters discussed how these housing, health and energy programs intersect and work together and how […]
Expanding broadband access in low-income communities
This webinar explored EveryoneOn's expansion of "ConnectHome Nation," a national initiative in partnership with HUD to expand broadband access in low-income communities.
Budget Forum 2017
Budget Forum 2017 Advocacy and communication strategies for the FY 2018 federal budget process With the White House proposal for $54 billion in cuts to non-defense discretionary programs, federal funding for housing is greatly at risk this fiscal year and next. On March 30, NHC held our Annual Budget Forum to set the discussion in […]