FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2021 CONTACT: Andrew Bradley | (317) 222-1221 x403| abradley@prosperityindiana.org ‘All of Government Approach’ that includes community engagement key to increasing effectiveness of Indiana’s Emergency Rental Assistance Programs INDIANAPOLIS – With the CDC’s eviction moratorium ended as of August 26, it is now more critical than ever for Indiana’s state and local policymakers […]
Prosperity Indiana Receives Grant to Strengthen Emergency Rental Assistance Programs in Indiana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2021 Contact: Jessica Love, Executive Director, executivedirector@prosperityindiana.org Andrew Bradley, Policy Director, abradley@prosperityindiana.org, 317-222-1221 x403 Prosperity Indiana Receives Grant to Strengthen Emergency Rental Assistance Programs in Indiana INDIANAPOLIS – Prosperity Indiana is pleased to announce an award totaling $80,000 from National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) to support and strengthen emergency rental assistance programs in […]
Prosperity Indiana Releases Two Publications: A Joint Policy Brief and an Overview of Indiana’s Emergency Rental Assistance Programs
Prosperity Indiana is pleased to co-release with the Indiana Institute for Working Families and Indiana Youth Institute, Policy Brief: A Year in Review: Housing Instability Trends for Hoosier Families and Counties Most Affected by COVID-19. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated a pre-existing housing stability crisis in Indiana, with effects particularly concentrated among renter households, families with children, Black and brown Hoosiers, […]
Housing Coalition applauds passage of HB 1541 as small step to remedy problems created by SEA 148
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2021 Coalition Contact: Andrew Bradley, Policy Director, Prosperity Indiana, abradley@prosperityindiana.org Housing Coalition applauds passage of HB 1541 as small step to remedy problems created by SEA 148 INDIANAPOLIS – The Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition thanks Governor Holcomb for signing HB 1541 into law. Its passage remedies two problems created when SEA 148 was enacted into law […]
Housing Coalition: New Stories and Data Reveal dangers of SEA 148 that imperil NCAA visitors and Hoosiers alike
For Immediate Release: March 17, 2021 Coalition Contact: Andrew Bradley, Policy Director, Prosperity Indiana, abradley@prosperityindiana.org Housing Coalition: New Stories and Data Reveal dangers of SEA 148 that imperil NCAA visitors and Hoosiers alike INDIANAPOLIS – Just as Indiana is set to roll out the red carpet for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, newly-available data and […]
Applications for Indiana’s Emergency Rental Assistance (IERA) Program Now Available
By Natalie James, Coalition Builder On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, Jacob Sipe, Executive Director of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, announced that the State of Indiana’s portal for emergency rental and utility assistance is now open at IndianaHousingNow.org. The Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance program (IERA) will provide rent and utility assistance to eligible Hoosier […]
Housing coalition: General Assembly leadership must bring solutions to the table to fix newly-enacted SEA 148
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 17, 2021 CONTACT: Andrew Bradley | (317) 222-1221 x403| abradley@prosperityindiana.org Housing coalition: General Assembly leadership must bring solutions to the table to fix newly-enacted SEA 148 INDIANAPOLIS – The Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition is disappointed that the General Assembly has completed the override of Governor Holcomb’s veto of SEA 148 without input […]
Prosperity Indiana and Indiana United Ways Release Shelter from the Storm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2021 Prosperity Indiana and Indiana United Ways Release Shelter from the Storm Today, Indiana United Ways and Prosperity Indiana are pleased to co-release Shelter from the Storm: How Avoiding a COVID-19 Eviction Crisis Helps All Hoosiers. This report is the result of a months-long roundtable of stakeholders from across the housing sector […]
Restrictions on reopened Indiana Rental Assistance Portal will prevent many needy Hoosiers from getting help
Restrictions on reopened Indiana Rental Assistance Portal will prevent many needy Hoosiers from getting help By Laura Berry and Andrew Bradley October 19, 2020 On October 13, Indiana reopened its Rental Assistance Portal for the first time since closing on August 26. While the Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition applauds this needed step, the restrictions now […]
Evicted in Indiana Reading Guide and Webinar Series
Are you interested in understanding just how eviction is affecting your local community? Have you or anyone you know ever been evicted? Are you looking for ways to engage with your community about eviction and also learn more in the process? Researchers find 248,000-313,000 Hoosier households are at risk of eviction due to COVID-19. Another recent study estimates 150,000 […]
Coalition Releases ‘Policy Brief: Housing stability strategy needed to overcome Indiana’s disproportionate outcomes in COVID’s second year’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2022 CONTACT: Michaela Wischmeier | (317) 222-1221 x409| mwischmeier@prosperityindiana.org Coalition Releases ‘Policy Brief: Housing stability strategy needed to overcome Indiana’s disproportionate outcomes in COVID’s second year’ INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition announces the release of ‘Policy Brief: Housing stability strategy needed to overcome Indiana’s disproportionate outcomes in COVID’s […]
Coalition Calls for Interim Study of Habitability and Housing Standards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2022 CONTACT: Andrew Bradley | (317) 222-1221 x403| abradley@prosperityindiana.org Coalition Calls for Interim Study of Habitability and Housing Standards INDIANAPOLIS, IN – In a letter signed by over 130 organizations and individuals, members of the Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition and other stakeholders are urging Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, Senate President […]
Notre Dame Student Policy Network Releases Report on Tenant Protections in Indiana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2022 Contact: Andrew Bradley | (317) 222-1221 x403 | abradley@prosperityindiana.org Notre Dame Student Policy Network Releases Report on Tenant Protections in Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, IN – In a recently released report, Tenant Protections: An Impact Analysis, the Student Policy Network at the University of Notre Dame examines policies in Indiana aimed at […]
Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition statement on the passage of HB 1214 Residential Eviction Actions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2022 CONTACT: Andrew Bradley | (317) 222-1221 x403| abradley@prosperityindiana.org Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition statement on the passage of HB 1214 Residential Eviction Actions INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition (HHNC) released the following statement on the Senate’s unanimous passage of HB 1214 Residential Eviction Actions: We applaud the Indiana General Assembly taking action with HB 1214 to address the ‘Scarlet […]