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- What’s Happening in Congress Now? Congress is working on several different spending bills all at once – some are more notable than others, and several that will have a significant impact on homelessness. To avoid any confusion, here’s what’s hot, […] The post How the Next Few Weeks Will Impact Homelessness Spending appeared first on […]
- What’s so wrong with shared housing? The answer is nothing. Shared housing is a completely normal and accepted living situation. Families share housing while raising kids. Roommates share housing, especially in major cities with extremely tight rental markets. College students […] The post Five Truths About Shared Housing appeared first on National Alliance to End […]
- There are particular laws and policies that explicitly target and harm people experiencing homelessness. These include camping bans, sit/stand ordinances, and the plethora of other “quality of life” laws. These laws criminalize the state of being homeless. They saddle people […] The post A Legal Matter: Laws that Disproportionately Impact People Experiencing Homelessness appeared first […]
- Author: Shercole King and Garrick Rattler, on behalf of UNITY’s Racial Equity Task Force Picture Credit: Press Street of New Orleans, Painted by NOCCA Students. Photographer: Shercole King “I knew then, and I know now, when it comes to justice, […] The post Centering Racial Equity in the Greater New Orleans CoC appeared first on […]
- The timing is perfect! On May 28, President Biden released his detailed budget request for fiscal year 2022. It included aggressive requests for funding increases for programs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that are key […] The post Big Budgets, Big Asks: Key 2021 Legislative Priorities for Homelessness appeared first […]
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- Serving your country on the battlefield is portrayed as one of the most heroic acts a mere mortal can perform. Yet, some US soldiers return from the trenches to find their families and society have abandoned them. What is Lack … Continue reading → The post Lack of Support is a Leading Cause of Veteran […]
- A plan to expand the City of Augusta, Georgia’s anti-panhandling ordinance is drawing the attention of local and national legal organizations. Both the University of Georgia’s First Amendment Clinic and the National Homelessness Law Center (NHLC) penned a letter to … Continue reading → The post Anti-Panhandling Law Violates Homeless People’s Rights appeared first on […]
- For the most part, homeless people today have been priced out of housing for various reasons. While a certain percentage may be homeless due to substance abuse, the vast majority are not drug or alcohol users. Homeless people in 2021 … Continue reading → The post Hatred and Disdain of Homeless People Runs Rampant Online […]
- Digital Footprints: The Impact of Negative Portrayals of Homeless People in Social Media We all live on the edge of superstardom in 2021. Given that there are currently more than 4.33 billion active social media users worldwide, a number that … Continue reading → The post How Social Media Misrepresents Homelessness appeared first on Invisible […]
- The connection between poverty and homelessness is obvious. People do not choose to be homeless when they can afford housing. But what, exactly, leads to the kind of desperate poverty that results in homelessness? It’s often blamed on substance abuse, … Continue reading → The post How Generational Poverty Exacerbates Homelessness appeared first on Invisible […]