Posted at https://endhomelessness.org/court-says-cities-cant-criminalize-sleeping-outside-absent-housing-shelter-options/ September 13, 2018 Written by Eric Tars, Senior Attorney, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty. Last Tuesday, September 4, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that people experiencing homelessness cannot be punished for sleeping outside in the … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): The new interactive State of Homelessness in America report explores trends in homelessness across the country — down to the Continuum of Care (CoC) level. The interactive report includes data on homeless … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): Continuing the trend of the Trump Administration’s punishment of low-income Americans, HUD Secretary Carson—recently making headlines for spending tax dollars on luxuries for himself—proposed a plan to raise rents for people in subsidized … Continued
From Project H.O.M.E. (http://www.projecthome.org): Thursday, December 21, 2017 Thomas Paine Plaza, JFK Blvd and 15th Street 5:00 – 6:00pm Join us to remember those homeless and formerly homeless Philadelphians that died in 2016 and call for an end to homelessness. … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): The Alliance is proud to be a partner in National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, taking place November 11-19. The week is a chance to educate your community, draw attention to the problem … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): Our partners at the National Low Income Housing Coalition are preparing for a National Housing Week of Action from Saturday, July 22nd through Saturday July 29th. This will include rallies, marches, town … Continued
Our Organization: Family Promise of Harrisburg Capital Region (FPHCR) is a nonprofit agency that serves families who recently lost their homes. We are one of over 200 Family Promise affiliates in 41 states. Each Family Promise operates a program called … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/04/13/must-invest-housing/#.WO-NcPkrIdU By Deborah Weinstein April 13, 2017 It really was great news that Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Matthew Desmond’s urgent wake-up call about the gross injustice of evictions, won the Pulitzer Prize. The painful reality of housing … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): Senator Hirono (D-HI) is asking Senators to sign her letter in support of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH). The letter requests that the T-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee provide $3.6 million in … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/04/04/15485/#.WOOgGPkrIdU By James Abro April 4, 2017 Last week the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice sent out a newsletter informing people that today, April 4, marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech. The … Continued