$117K in expenses

The national low income housing policy center (policy center) is dedicated to achieving racially and socially equitable public policy that ensures people with the lowest incomes have quality homes that are accessible and affordable in communities of their choice.the policy center engages in direct and grassroots advocacy/lobbying to advance socially just policies to end homelessness and housing poverty in america. In 2024, the policy center: - conducted hundreds of meetings, briefings, calls, and exchanges with congressional offices and administration officials on affordable housing challenges and solutions and to inform/advance racially and socially equitable affordable housing legislation. - regularly engaged nlihc members; 67 state and tribal housing and homeless coalitions in 45 states and the district of columbia; and other advocates around the country (nearly 200,000 people) in education, advocacy, and lobbying efforts through calls to action, sign-on letters, visits to capitol hill offices, a capitol hill day in conjunction with nlihc's housing policy forum, and many other activities.- engaged thousands of advocates in direct and grassroots lobbying to secure the successful passage of legislation providing an $8.3 billion increase to HUD's budget in fy24 compared to fy23-enacted levels. Nlihc's efforts were successful in ensuring enough funding to renew all existing housing choice vouchers and project-based rental assistance contracts, expanding vouchers to an additional 3,000 households, increasing funding for homeless assistance grants by $418 million, and increasing funding for tribal housing programs by $324 million. - mobilized advocates in direct and grassroots lobbying to support legislation to advance nlihc's housed campaign's polices for universal, stable, affordable housing for all extremely low-income households.- engaged the nlihc-led disaster housing recovery coalition (DHRC) of more than 900 organizations in direct and grassroots advocacy and lobbying to advance policies to ensure a fair, equitable housing recovery, particularly for people with the lowest incomes. In 2024, nlihc hosted a national convening that provided opportunities for advocates and stakeholders to discuss the systemic barriers to equitable and complete disaster housing recovery and the steps necessary for reforming our nation's disaster housing recovery framework.- engaged the nlihc-led "collective", a dedicated group of 60 tenant and community leaders with lived experience of housing insecurity who work to advance housing justice in their communities. Nlihc collaborated with the collective to inform policy priorities so that they best reflect the needs of low-income renters. The group convened regularly to discuss shared concerns, chart an advocacy path, and ensure that nlihc addresses the needs of low-income people and families throughout the country. - engaged the nlihc-led "opportunity starts at home" (osah) multi-sector affordable homes campaign (non-housing organizations in education, health, child welfare, civil rights, and other sectors) in direct and grassroots advocacy/lobbying with decision-makers on key pieces of affordable housing legislation.- engaged nlihc-led national campaigns with over 2,300 organizations across several other broad-based national policy advocacy campaigns and task forces, including the campaign for housing and community development funding, a reentry housing task force, and others in direct and grassroots lobbying for affordable homes.- engaged nlihc-led state and local tenant protections network, to advance, implement, and enforce tenant protections in jurisdictions across the nation. In 2024, the network secured nearly 300 individual sign-ups, with participants representing 40 states. Participants include tenant leaders, housing advocates, national partners working on housing issues, legal aid service providers, and researchers.