Thirty six million Americans have filed for unemployment over the past 60 days as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Local government employees are particularly at risk, with over 800,000…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2020/07/30/homelessness-health-and-at-risk-populations-during-covid-19/
The post is a part of the Housing is Health series which aims to foster dialogue that considers health across housing-related policy areas, centered around health equity, and highlights best…
https://www.nlc.org/initiative/eviction-prevention-learning-lab/
National Peer-to-Peer Network Around Equitable Eviction Prevention Strategies The Eviction Prevention Learning Lab (EPLL) is a nationwide peer-to-peer network for cities and their partners to gain exposure to best practices,…
The United States was facing a housing crisis long before the COVID-19 pandemic — one driven by high rental costs, a shrinking availability of quality housing, wage stagnation that has…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2021/11/30/green-roofs-in-the-time-of-covid-19/
The pandemic and the many extreme climate events we have endured over the past two years have illuminated the critical role that infrastructure plays in our cities. I’m not talking…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2021/12/20/leading-in-the-moment-vlog-series-episode-2/
Mindfulness in the U.S.: How It Arrived, Who’s Practicing & What’s Next for Cities This vlog is part of NLC’s “Leading in the Moment” series, which focuses on the impact…
To prepare for the future needs of their communities, cities, towns and villages can adopt a Dig Once policy to align major construction projects between departments, across agencies and across…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2023/09/25/insights-from-the-2023-northeast-resilient-cities-summit/
Across the country, old and outdated infrastructure is vulnerable to a changing climate, from frequent and intense storms, extreme heat, and drought. Cities, towns, and villages in the Northeast are…
In the two years since the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), officially known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), became law, communities of all sizes have been using these…
https://www.nlc.org/resource/cities-101-forms-of-local-government/
Background A municipal charter is the legal document that defines the organization, powers, functions, and essential procedures of the city government. The charter also details the form of municipal government,…