By: Katie Baughman, Policy Intern OVERVIEW Head Start, established in 1965 and currently authorized under the Head Start Act of 2007, is...

By: Katie Baughman, Policy Intern OVERVIEW The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), administered by the Federal Communications...

By: Katie Baughman, Policy Intern OVERVIEW The Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI) is a federal Social Security program for...

By: Katie Baughman, Policy Intern OVERVIEW The Child’s Health Insurance Program is a program created in 1997 under the US Department of...

By: Katie Baughman, Policy Intern OVERVIEW The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), originally established in 1933 as the...

By: Katie Baughman, Policy Intern OVERVIEW The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program (LIHTC) is a federal income tax reduction for...

By: Katie Baughman, Policy Intern OVERVIEW Section 538 of the Housing Act of 1949, also called the Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing...

By: Katie Baughman, Policy Intern OVERVIEW Section 502 of the Housing Act of 1949 is an United States Department of Agriculture-funded...

By: Katie Baughman, Policy Intern OVERVIEW The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (HEARTH Act), codified...

By: Katie Baughman, Policy Intern OVERVIEW Title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, signed into law in 1987, allows surplus...

By: Ethan Heifetz BILL NUMBER: Senate Bill 1585 BILL NAME: Homelessness; rights; eviction; housing; appropriation BILL STATE: Arizona...

BILL NUMBER: House Bill 2533 BILL NAME: Relating to the implementation of a statewide homeless data sharing network to share real time...

Policy Watch - To Promote Fair and Equitable Housing Opportunities in every community in Connecticut By: Anastasia Dai BILL NUMBER:...

Policy Watch - North Carolina Bill to Study the Needs and Solutions to Mitigate Housing Barriers for Individuals with Criminal Records...

Illinois House Bill 2831 - Task Force on Homelessness Bill Number: HB 2831 Bill Name: Task Force on Homelessness Bill State: Illinois...

Illinois Senate Bill 1376 - Housing - Homeless Vets & Families Bill Number: SB 1376 Bill Name: Housing - Homeless Vets and Families Bill...

Illinois Senate Bill 2005 - Housing - Vet Preference Bill Number: SB 2005 Bill Name: Housing - Vet Preference Bill State: Illinois Bill...

Massachusetts regarding residential assistance for families in transition (RAFT) By: Anastasia Dai BILL NUMBER: HOUSE BILL NO. 1374 BILL...

Requiring universal changing stations in certain buildings, creating a tax credit for installation of the stations, and making an...

By: Katie Baughman, Policy Intern OVERVIEW The Housing Choice Voucher, commonly referred to as the Section 8 Voucher, is a US Department...