Housing

UnidosUS leads a letter from twenty civil rights, consumer, and housing organizations to urge Congress to include historic, equity-minded housing investments in a revised budget reconciliation bill to narrow the racial wealth gap and increase fair and sustainable homeownership opportunities for communities of color.

June 13, 2022

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This issue has concerning implications for the equitable access to HAF benefits for ITIN holders, a disproportionate number of who are Latino.

June 9, 2022

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UnidosUS supports California’s Housing Opportunities for Everyone (HOPE) Act for more affordable housing.

May 3, 2022

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Civil rights, consumer, and housing organizations write to Natasha Sarin, U.S. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, encouraging her to direct state programs and administrators of the Homeowner Assistance […]

April 20, 2022

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The rental assistance program is meant to provide a lifeline to renters. Your [Gov. Newsom] administration has a responsibility to expedite emergency rental assistance while ensuring the equitable distribution to […]

October 12, 2021

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In California, UnidosUS provides Governor Gavin Newsom with several recommendations to ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 housing assistance to the hardest-hit communities, including Latinos, immigrants, and other communities of […]

August 27, 2021

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Frontline essential workers show up to work while others can work from home. The University of California Berkeley defines these workers as those who work in a non-managerial or non-technical […]

March 23, 2021

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The following memos were produced by the 2018-2019 cohort of the UnidosUS Avanzando Fellowship and presented to U.S. Representatives and staff on Capitol Hill. The Avanzando Fellowship is geared to […]

April 1, 2019

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Policies aimed at supporting working families in the last decade have enabled communities across the county to rebuild their lives after the economic downturn of the Great Recession. This analysis […]

March 18, 2019

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Using data from the 2017 Affordable Housing Survey, this fact sheet examines the status of affordability, size, and quality of housing and neighborhood safety for Latinos.

December 4, 2018

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Since the Great Recession, Hispanic Texans have made progress toward recovering their financial stability. However, for many, homeownership is growing further out of reach and renting is becoming the only […]

October 26, 2018

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Since the Great Recession, Hispanic Nevadans have made progress toward recovering their financial stability. However, for many, rental housing remains unaffordable and homeownership is still out of reach. The number […]

October 26, 2018

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