Friends, This has been a year unlike any other. We haven’t been able to gather with our families and friends as we always have. Our religious services have mostly become online affairs. We must wear masks whenever we are out … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): The Senate unveiled its latest coronavirus relief bill, and there’s bad news: not only does it fail to extend the eviction moratoria, but funding for homelessness and housing is nonexistent. As negotiations … Continued
Executive order protects renters and homeowners through August 31, 2020 Today Governor Wolf issued an executive order extending the rental eviction and foreclosure moratorium. Due to expire on July 10, the extension protects renters and homeowners from eviction proceedings until August 31, … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Nearly half of all adults (47.5%) live in a household where someone has lost income from work since March 13th. Poverty and homelessness are being exacerbated by the pandemic, with people of color … Continued
Governor Tom Wolf was joined by Attorney General Josh Shapiro today to announce that he signed an executive order that protects Pennsylvanians from foreclosures or evictions through July 10. The action builds on a Pennsylvania Supreme Court order which closed court eviction … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): People experiencing homelessness are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus and are far more likely to need hospitalization and to die as a result of the illness. It is not only a moral imperative … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): Congress is working quickly to provide critical resources to help households impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, and any package must provide funding for the urgent and unique needs of people experiencing homelessness … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): NLIHC released its annual report, The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, which finds a shortage of seven million affordable and available rental homes for extremely low-income renters, those who have incomes … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): Now that the President’s FY 2021 budget proposal is out, the federal budget cycle is officially underway. And there’s something you can do right from the start. Members of the House of … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): This week, Members of Congress return from their long summer recess. And the Senate’s key task is to finalize as many spending bills as possible before the end of the fiscal year, … Continued