The Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are seeking feedback regarding the tenant screening issues affecting individuals who seek rental housing in the United States. Take Action by signing on to The Partnership for Just Housing’s letter or share your experiences with tenant screening processes through the Stop Tenant Screening website.  

LMM has signed on to the Partnership’s letter and will be submitting its own comments after a conversation with staff at the Men’s Shelter at 2100 Lakeside.  

The deadline to Take Action is Tuesday, May 30, 2023. 

President Biden and House Republicans are close to a deal to lift the debt ceiling to prevent a U.S. default on June 1, 2023. This deal may include cuts to affordable housing, work requirements for anti-poverty programs, and the rescission of Covid-19 relief funding. It is critical for advocates to reach out to their members of Congress and urge them to oppose these harmful cuts. Here are some ways to take action: 



• Email, call, or tweet your members of Congress. 
• Post your work on social media using the hashtag #CutsHurt and tag your members of Congress and @NLIHC! 

Please also urge your Representatives to support and cosponsor H.R. 645 in the House, and your Senators to support and cosponsor S. 1436, so that the additional COVID resources for veterans experiencing homelessness don’t disappear. Now is not the time to take homelessness services away from veterans:

The Charitable Act was introduced in the Senate by U.S. Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Chris Coons (D-DE) on March 1st. This legislation restores the universal charitable deduction and raises the cap from $300 for individuals ($600 for joint filers) to approximately $4,600 for individuals ($9,200 for joint filers). This change, if made law, would help encourage individuals to donate to nonprofits like Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry. Learn more about The Charitable Act in this one-pager and contact your Member of Congress to share your support: 

• Use this link and type in your zip code to determine your U.S. Representative
• Use this link to determine your two U.S. Senators 

Every two years, the Ohio General Assembly is required to pass an operating budget. Read the blog posts below from the Center for Community Solutions for a primer on the state of the 2024-2025 State Budget.  



• Programs impacted by the House-passed budget (HB33) for older adults and people with disabilities
• Cleveland.com: Two ways the state budget can support older adults in Ohio: John Corlett
• State budget process: health and human services and the House sub bill

The National Alliance to End Homelessness has released the State of Homelessness: 2023 Edition. The new report provides an overview of homelessness on a given night in 2022, and analyzes trends based on subpopulation, shelter status, state, and Continuum of Care. 

Click here to see homelessness trends in Ohio.  

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