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Disaster Resources for Housing Advocates

A Resource Guide for Housing Advocates needing assistance during natural disasters Hurricanes Fiona and Ian have caused major devastation and there are still two months remaining in the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season. We would like to share the following resources for advocates who are working to get short-term and long-term housing resources to BIPOC and low-income communities who have been repeatedly underserved and left out of disaster recovery programs. Join NLIHC and their Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition on Tuesday, October 4, at 2 pm for a national webinar. Hear how federal, state, and local governments are responding to housing needs related to Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, learn from leaders in impacted communities about the impact... Read More »

Hannah Adams

Hannah Adams is a Senior Staff Attorney at NHLP. She’s part of the Evictions Initiative and her work focuses on housing rights. Prior to joining the staff at NHLP, Hannah worked as a staff attorney at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, the region’s free legal aid provider, for nine years. At SLLS, Hannah represented low-income tenants in evictions, slumlord and wrongful eviction litigation, and housing subsidy termination proceedings. Most recently, Hannah managed affirmative litigation and appeals for the housing unit, and training for SLLS’s Right to Counsel project. Prior to law school, Hannah developed and coordinated education and outreach programming at the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center. Hannah is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law, a 2015 Equal Justice... Read More »