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 […]
Solutions for Affordable Housing
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesSolutions for Affordable Housing, NHC’s 2017 national housing policy convening, provided an opportunity to explore the federal housing policy landscape under a new administration and Congress. In a variety of issue areas, attendees explored policy change that may be coming, either legislatively or through agency action. Sessions also examined how states and localities are responding […]
Paycheck to Paycheck 2017
This webinar and demonstration explored the online interactive Paycheck to Paycheck database. Paycheck to Paycheck uses data from the first quarter of 2017 to examine the gap between wages and housing costs, for both renters and homeowners, in 203 metro areas across the country. The 2017 installment of Paycheck to Paycheck focuses on healthcare workers. […]
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.
Annual Housing Policy Symposium 2017
Marriott Washington at Metro Center 775 12th Street, NW, Washington, DC, United StatesNHC thanks everyone who attended or viewed the webcast of our Annual Policy Symposium! We hope you found the content helpful and relevant to your work. Check out C-SPAN's coverage of the Policy Symposium here. And if you want to revisit a favorite conversation or share with a coworker, you can register to view an archived webcast of the […]
Annual Housing Visionary Award Gala 2017
National Building Museum 401 F St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesNHC thanks everyone who supported our 45th Annual Housing Visionary Award Gala! It was a wonderful time celebrating the accomplishments of our 2017 honorees: Habitat for Humanity International, Rebuilding Together, former HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and Rep. Pat Tiberi.
Solutions for Housing Communications 2017
Marriott City Center 30 South 7th Street , Minneapolis, MN, United StatesGaining community acceptance for affordable housing has long been a sticking point in developing successful communities. National and local polling data commonly show support for solutions to homelessness and housing affordability challenges, but when it comes to siting, neighbors often balk at the prospect of affordable housing being built nearby. Community opposition can create delays that put […]
Affordable Housing: A Key Platform for Economic Mobility
For our next webinar, will expand upon a discussion from our December 2016 How Housing Matters Conference and explore innovative housing and economic mobility collaborations.