News & Updates
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- Understanding the U.S Housing Crisis
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Refugee Housing Solutions, 211 United Way of Greater Kansas City to Increase Support to Newcomers Amid Housing Affordability Crunch
On September 25, 2025, Church World Service announced a partnership between Refugee Housing Solutions and United Way of Greater Kansas City. The new initiative will join the United Way of Greater Kansas City 211’s community resource navigation tool with RHS’ Housing Directory to help eligible populations find key support in their communities. The initial pilot will connect more than 170 housing service providers and housing resources—concerning housing stability, the unhoused, and specific tools for refugee and newcomer neighbors—in the Greater Kansas City metro area to RHS’ Housing Directory of Missouri.
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- Events
Join the All Things Housing Office Hour
On September 23, 2025 from 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET, Switchboard will host the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Headquarters’ Housing Team and Refugee Housing Solutions (RHS) to answer your housing-related questions. Whether you’re new to housing or an experienced housing practitioner, join for free, informal housing support.
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RHS Operating at Reduced Capacity Until Further Notice
Important Update
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- Housing Policy & Advocacy
A Summary of New HOME Tenant Protections and CHDO Improvements
In this article, the NLIHC summarizes recent updates from HUD pertaining to the HOME program and Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs).
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- Housing Innovation
A crumbling Syracuse mansion will get new life as housing for incoming refugees
A local resettlement agency in New York recently purchased a 7,000-square-foot house near its office to be refurbished and transformed into transitional housing for newly arriving refugees. The agency has been working towards its own housing for eight years as housing shortages have added extra challenges to resettlement in the area.
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- Housing Innovation
Using Campus Housing for Refugees
On November 13, 2024 at 1pm ET, Support Higher Education in Refugee Resettlement (SHERR) will host a one-hour long virtual event in partnership with RHS. This session will cover how colleges and universities can identify and use on and off campus spaces as temporary shelter or short-term housing for refugees.
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- Housing Policy & Advocacy
NLIHC to Hold Housing Policy Forum in March 2025
Join the National Low Income Housing Coalition in Washington D.C. from March 24-27, 2025 for the Housing Policy Forum, which will convene affordable housing experts and practitioners to discuss the state of housing in America and explore solutions to problems.
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- Related Stories
How Immigration Affects Housing Costs
Research from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies examines the role of the recent immigration surge in U.S. housing costs.