The Value of Association in Carrying Your Message Florida’s Statewide Affordable Housing Conference Orlando, Florida Joey Lindstrom National Low Income Housing Coalition @JosephLindstrom
The N Nati tion onal L Low I Incom ome Housing C Coa oalition Our Mission: The National Low Income Housing Coalition is dedicated solely to achieving socially just public policy that ensures people with the lowest incomes in the United States have affordable and decent homes.
Looking Back on 1974 • Nixon Administration issues moratorium on all federal housing programs • Cushing Dolbeare forms Ad Hoc Low Income Housing Coalition in response • That group would evolve to become the National Low Income Housing Coalition
What c t cau ause ses s hom omelessn sness? s?
Using Data for Persuasive Messaging
The Power of Coalition Efforts
Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding • Big tent coalition of 70 national housing and community development organizations pushing for budget increases • Joint lobby meetings and congressional briefings • Work together to share success stories about the effectiveness of federal programs • Joint publicity events and press statements
Week of Action Local Events 125 events in 30 states (as of May 1): • Rallies • Teach-ins • Site visits • Press conferences • In-district meetings • Art exhibits • Tweetstorms Participation from 30 Members of Congres
National Housing Trust Fund Campaign • 8-year effort to build support for new funding program • More than 8,000 organizations endorsed the campaign • Creating the trust fund was only half the battle; coalition is being reconstituted to protect the Housing Trust Fund
Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition • More than 700 national, state, and local organizations • Devoted to equitable recovery in disasters for low income people • Important information sharing during crisis situations • Unified voice on policy proposals regarding CDBG-DR and Disaster Housing Assistance Program, etc.
Stay in Touch Joey Lindstrom Manager for Field Organizing jlindstrom@nlihc.org 202-507-7441 @JosephLindstrom
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