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The Center for Housing Policy, the research affiliate of the US National Housing Conference (NHC), works to broaden understanding of the nation's housing challenges and to examine the impact of policies and programs developed to address these needs. Combining research and practical, real-world expertise, the Center helps to develop effective ...
1992 (as the National Center for Lead-Safe Housing) Type: Nonprofit: Legal status: 501(c)(3) Purpose: NCHH is dedicated to establishing healthy, green, and safe homes for families across all income levels through research, education, training, and policy efforts. Headquarters: Columbia, MD, United States
The New York Housing Conference (NYHC) was established in 1973 to develop and advocate for affordable housing policy and programs at the federal, state and city level. NYHC has worked with local government agencies to create low-, moderate- and middle-income housing programs locally and has helped gain enactment of major housing legislation.
The nation's affordable housing crisis was one of the chief issues that took center stage in the first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, and former...
He is the former President of the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, a Washington, D.C.–based national non-profit organization whose members represent large metropolitan areas in the U.S. The council works to preserve and improve public and affordable housing through advocacy, research, policy analysis and public education. [10]
The department's mission is "to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination." [3] The secretary of housing and urban development is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule, [4] thus earning a salary of US$246,400, as of January 2024. [5]
The idea of a department of Urban Affairs was proposed in a 1957 report to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, led by New York governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. [3] The idea of a department of Housing and Urban Affairs was taken up by President John F. Kennedy, with Pennsylvania Senator and Kennedy ally Joseph S. Clark Jr. listing it as one of the top seven legislative priorities for the ...
The Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.Its mission is to ensure safe, decent, and affordable housing, create opportunities for residents' self-sufficiency and economic independence, and assure the fiscal integrity of all program participants.