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A parking lot Zoom meeting with Congress

The first time I met with a congressional office, I was sitting in my car in the parking lot outside a busy coffee shop and feeling nervous. A few members of my RESULTS group and I were meeting virtually with our senator’s staff, and it was a little overwhelming not knowing what to expect.

Analysis & Commentary

Supreme Court ended the federal CDC eviction moratorium

The Supreme Court invalidated the CDC eviction moratorium on August 26, 2021 on the grounds that the federal agency exceeded its authority to impose a nationwide moratorium. Without this moratorium, millions of households are at risk of housing instability, evictions, homelessness, and COVID-19 infection. RESULTS’ advocacy to include long-term rental assistance through Housing Choice Vouchers in the recovery package would be critical to secure a long-term solution to the housing crisis and to help struggling renter households afford their homes in the long run.

August 27, 2021 | Housing & Home Ownership

Analysis & Commentary

Biden Administration proposes to reinstate the Discriminatory Effects Standard to address housing discrimination

The Biden Administration, through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, proposes to reinstate a rule that would help address the enduring legacy of racist housing policies and achieve housing justice for all. The rule creates a standard for determining whether a given housing policy or practice has an unjustified discriminatory effect in violation of the Fair Housing Act. RESULTS strongly supports this rule and has signed on to letters in support of HUD’s proposal to reinstate it.

August 24, 2021 | Housing & Home Ownership

Analysis & Commentary

Federal policies make it harder for noncitizens to move out of poverty

While the COVID-19 pandemic decimated the working class in the United States, many families turned to federal assistance programs for support to survive when things felt like they were falling apart. However, as the toll of the pandemic rose, the disparities between citizens and noncitizen residents widened astronomically.

August 4, 2021 | Coronavirus and Poverty | Housing & Home Ownership | U.S. Health & Nutrition

Analysis & Commentary

New federal eviction moratorium highlights urgent need for long-term rental assistance

The expiration of the CDC moratorium put many low-income renter households at greater risk of evictions, homelessness, and COVID infections. Even with a new eviction moratorium in place, Congress still has an opportunity in the upcoming budget process to address the underlying crisis that made households even more vulnerable during the pandemic: prioritize the expansion of long-term rental assistance through guaranteed multi-year funding for HCVs in the budget reconciliation.

August 3, 2021 | Housing & Home Ownership

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May 2021 U.S. Poverty Monthly Policy Forum: Making the Case for Housing and the EITC/CTC

Join RESULTS staff Meredith Dodson and Michael Santos as they overview our current requests on long-term rental assistance, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Learn about the tremendous opportunity we have this year to dramatically reduce housing insecurity and child poverty. Review the webinar recording and slides (PDF version/PPT version).

May 21, 2021 | Housing & Home Ownership | Inequality & Tax Policy

Webinar (U.S. and Global Poverty)

May 2021: Making the case for bold action on housing, child poverty, and global education

Guest Speaker: Zach Tilly, Children’s Defense Fund; Alex Palacios, Global Partnership for Education

May 2021 Webinar Recording

May 2021 National Webinar Slides (PDF version) (PPT version)

May 2021 Captioning Transcript

April 30, 2021 | Global Education | Housing & Home Ownership | Inequality & Tax Policy

Monthly Action Sheets (U.S. Poverty)

May 2021: Generate media for housing and tax policies that dramatically reduce poverty

Keep the momentum going from our successful First 100 Days Campaign by using media to push lawmakers in Washington to be bold. We have the opportunity to stably house millions and cut child poverty in half. Your letters to the editor will keep the pressure on members of Congress to seize this moment now. (Word version)

April 30, 2021 | Housing & Home Ownership | Inequality & Tax Policy

April 2021 U.S. Poverty Monthly Policy Forum: Evictions 101

Drawing on his experience as an attorney helping tenants in San Francisco, RESULTS’ Senior Policy Associate Michael Santos discusses evictions and their impact on American renters, overviews plans to address the affordable housing crisis, and outlines ways to make the case for affordable housing to your members of Congress. View the recording and slides from the webinar.

April 16, 2021 | Housing & Home Ownership

Monthly Action Sheets (U.S. Poverty)

April 2021: Make Bold Investments in Affordable Housing

With over 200 lobby meetings in 2021, RESULTS volunteers are making a difference in the movement to end poverty. Finish our First 100 Days Campaign strong by lobbying your members of Congress to make bold investments that will make housing affordable for millions of renters and reduce child poverty by more than half. (Word version)

April 6, 2021 | Housing & Home Ownership | Inequality & Tax Policy

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Housing & Home Ownership

Increasing access to safe and affordable homes through long-term rental assistance

A look at RESULTS campaigns in 2022

Housing & Home Ownership Resources

Housing & Home Ownership

Increasing access to safe and affordable homes through long-term rental assistance

A look at RESULTS campaigns in 2022

Housing & Home Ownership Resources

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