National Training and Information Center

USHRF's program grant to NTIC is designated for their National Housing Justice Campaign. Over the grant term, the Campaign will carry out a series of human rights trainings and public events that bring together leaders from the housing justice movement. The overall goal of these events is to help groups better understand housing issues within a human rights frame, and to carry out advocacy on specific policy reforms.

Two national summits will take place in Washington, DC. They will result in 40-50 grassroots groups receiving training on the human right to housing and national strategy development. During the first summit groups will learn about the history of the human rights movement and human rights strategies that advance housing issues. The second summit will follow a train-the-trainer format.

Finally, a series of field meetings will be held with senior officials from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These meetings will take place in areas such as New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Western Massachusetts, Washington, Ohio and New Orleans. The meetings will provide an opportunity for HUD officials to hear directly from residents about the need for comprehensive housing reform.