We all deserve a safe, affordable, and stable place to call home – and our communities are strongest when housing is accessible to everyone regardless of their source of income. Housing is unaffordable for 40% of Nebraska renters, forcing families to sacrifice necessities to make ends meet. Public assistance programs – such as Section 8 […]
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Tomorrow, Lincolnites have the opportunity to ensure that everyone in our city can find a place to call home by voting FOR Lincoln For Fair Housing to amend Title 11 of the Lincoln Municipal Code Right now, landlords in Lincoln can discriminate against people who would pay for housing through disability benefits, social security, veteran
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No one should be denied a home because of how they pay rent. But right now, landlords in Lincoln can refuse to rent to people who would pay for housing through disability benefits, social security, veteran benefits, or housing vouchers. It’s called source-of-income discrimination, and it hurts families, veterans, seniors, and people with disabilities. That’s
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I have exciting news! Today, the Lancaster County Election Commissioner certified the Lincoln For Fair Housing ballot initiative! Today, landlords in Lincoln can refuse to rent to people based on how they pay, such as housing vouchers, disability benefits, social security, or veteran benefits. It’s called source-of-income discrimination. It’s simply unfair and prevents people from
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Today, Nebraska Appleseed gathered with our fellow Lincoln housing advocates to turn in more than 15,000 signatures from across the city in support of the Lincoln for Fair Housing ballot initiative! Thanks to the hard work of advocates and volunteers across our city, we’re confident that we’ve submitted more than enough signatures to qualify for
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This week, Appleseed and Lincoln for Fair Housing launched a ballot initiative to ban source of income discrimination in Lincoln. (read about the launch in the Journal Star) Today, landlords in Lincoln can refuse to rent to people based on how they pay, such as housing vouchers, disability benefits, social security, or veteran benefits. It’s
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Everyone deserves a safe and welcoming place to call home. A home is more than just four walls; it’s a foundation for security, dignity, and opportunity. Unfortunately, in Nebraska, the housing crisis severely limits the access to home, with 89% of extremely low-income renters unable to afford even basic housing. Affordable housing remains a distant
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We want to see Nebraskan families thrive and for our kids to get a great education. Children, caretakers, and school staff need and deserve stable housing to flourish. School can be challenging for many kids as it is, and it is made even more difficult without stable housing. Eviction leads to poor school performance and
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Everyone deserves a place to call home. As we wrapped up 2023, the Coalition for Source of Income Protections in Housing closed out the year by delivering over 520 signatures to the Lincoln City Council calling on our city to put protections in place so that renters can’t be discriminated against based on their source
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Every person deserves the right to a safe, secure, and affordable place to live no matter what we look like or where we come from. However, as the law in Lincoln currently stands, prospective tenants can be turned away from rental units simply because of the way they would pay for their rent, such as
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