National Housing Law Project
Address:
614 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610
Phone:
(510) 251-9400
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About NHLP The National Housing Law Project ( NHLP ) is a nonprofit national housing and legal advocacy center established in 1968. Our mission is to advance housing justice for poor people by: Increasing and preserving the supply of decent, affordable housing In presenting NHLP with the prestigious MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions in 2007, Jonathan F. Fanton, President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, honored our organization as a w ise counsel, policy advocate, rescuer of homes, and credited NHLP with advancing the housing rights of low-income Americans with energy and passion. For more information about the award go to awards. NHLP was originally established as a back-up center for legal services organizations, and received federal funds to provide legal and technical assistance for legal services attorneys working on the spectrum of housing issues for low-income families. While federal funding for back-up centers was eliminated in 1994, NHLP continues to deliver legal support, technical assistance, trainings, and online and print resources to advocates. In addition, NHLP has expanded its partnerships to include a host of individuals and organizations working in the affordable housing arena including local and national advocates, tenant and advocacy networks, nonprofit developers and allied housing organizations. NHLP also provides technical assistance to public housing authorities and other agencies and officials within local and state governments, and its advice is sought by federal policymakers who strive to advance and improve the housing policies affecting our nation's most vulnerable residents and communities. NHLP is a tax-exempt, 501 ( c ) ( 3 ), organization supported by foundations, corporations, individuals and The State Bar of California. To make a donation to NHLP, go to
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