By Christine Hess, Nevada Housing Coalition Executive Director
Dear NHC Members and Stakeholders,
Looking ahead to Nevada’s housing recovery and resiliency through the next phases of COVID-19, NHC continues to advocate for housing stability needs now, gather and provide information for our stakeholders and housing leaders, and keep our eye on a future of more affordable housing options for all Nevadans. We are thankful for all our partners working on the frontlines.
If you have just a minute, please scan the list of resources and information links that come in the full newsletter below. The amount of information coming at all of us in this time is overwhelming, but I did try to highlight some resources that you may not have seen yet or that may be particularly helpful.
Some of our recent activities during this time:
- NHC convened a small group of stakeholders representing private industry, local government, nonprofits to develop feedback that was submitted to HUD regarding the factors they are considering for the new formula to allocate the remaining HUD funds as part of the CARES Act. Our letter is here.
- NHC worked with the Guinn Center to access data for Nevada 2-1-1 that shows Housing & Shelter as the #1 request by callers, year-over-year, and continuing into the COVID-19 pandemic. The graphic is here and below.
- Our next NHC Statewide Webinar, Nevada Housing & COVID-19: Anticipating the Recovery, is almost finalized and will be announced soon – initial details are below. Our first Statewide Webinar had 205 active participants with over 220 registered.
- The NHC Policy Committee is active and anticipating the 2021 Legislative Session. Affordable housing and housing security crosses all industry sectors. COVID-19 is highlighting how housing challenges affect some of our most vulnerable and their ability to access education, healthcare and have their most basic needs met in this difficult time. We are looking at policy opportunities for our elected leaders to consider.

As you may or may not know, Nevada Housing Coalition is a membership-based organization. We recently revised our membership and sponsorship schedules. You can check out our revised benefits and levels here.
Be safe and well,
Christine Hess
Executive Director
Christine
christine.hess@nvhousingcoalition.org