National Homelessness Law Center
@homelesslaw
We're a team of attorneys and advocates using litigation, policy advocacy, and education to solve homelessness. #HousingNotHandcuffs homelesslaw.org
One year later, Trump's anti-homeless Executive Order has been making homelessness worse all across the country. Thursday, 7/30: Join us for a national conversation on the consequences of the Executive Order and how we're fighting back. Register at buff.ly/YS87gHM.
It's been one year since Trump issued his anti-homeless Executive Order, and since then, the administration has used it as a blueprint for far reaching policy changes that are harming our communities and making homelessness worse. Our statement: buff.ly/Ceniduw
This week marks one year since Trump issued his anti-homeless Executive Order. Since then, the admin has used it as a blueprint for making homelessness worse. Join us Thursday 7/30 @ 3:30-5 PM ET for a conversation on the EO's consequences and how we can fight back. Register: buff.ly/YS87gHM
Tech bro billionaires have no business coming into our communities to profit off the suffering of our homeless neighbors. But Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale is doing just that. Our report details the connections between Lonsdale, anti-homeless laws, prisons, & surveillance tech. buff.ly/qY38875
NEW: We're mapping out the recent rise of anti-homeless laws all across the country. In just two years since #JohnsonVGrantsPass, 350+ cities have passed laws that make it a crime to be homeless, instead of investing in proven housing solutions. View the map here: buff.ly/p1Jd9bp
You'd think between building a gold ballroom and a UFC cage on the White House lawn, the Trump admin could find funds for affordable housing programs and supportive services. We won't solve homelessness until we tackle the root cause: housing is just too expensive.
Yesterday's hearing made clear that @splcenter.org is just the beginning. The Trump admin and its allies have built a playbook for targeting any group they disagree with. No org is safe from this abuse of power. We stand with SPLC, a leader in the fight to protect civil rights for 50+ years.
🚨 HUD is trying to weaken the Equal Access Rule, which protects LGBTQ+ housing rights. Join advocates nationwide on May 20th, 2-3PM EST to learn more about the EAR and how you can support and get involved in the movement to preserve this important federal protection. Register: buff.ly/sDptkLd
Youth Action Boards create opportunities for young people who've experienced homelessness to participate in shaping policies and programs to help their communities. Join us next week to learn about a new tool for developing a YAB in your community! Register HERE: bit.ly/yabguide
Next week, join the Law Center's Youth Team for a webinar about the Youth Homelessness Index, a know-your-rights and policy advocacy tool that tracks over 100 youth-identified policy priorities that move us closer to our goal of housing justice! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Utah wants to take funding away from programs that solve homelessness and instead build a government-run, taxpayer-funded detention camp. The real solution to homelessness is housing and healthcare—not handcuffs and detention camps. Take action to reject homeless detention camps: buff.ly/z1AgpAL
The proven solutions to homelessness are obviously housing and healthcare, but Utah is trying to take money away from those very solutions to build a massive, remote, government-run detention camp. Urge your reps to reject federal funding for homeless detention camps: bit.ly/nodetentionc...
We shouldn’t have to say out loud that throwing people in detention camps is never okay, but that’s what Utah and Trump are trying to do. We can still stop Utah’s proposed homeless detention camp. Take action today: bit.ly/nodetentionc...
We're excited to share that @repdeliaramirez and @repmaxwellfrost will speak at our national organizing call this Thursday. Join the call: bit.ly/hnhnationalc... We’ve seen this before. Detention camps + forced treatment are not solutions to homelessness, or anything. We need #HousingNotHandcuffs.
We’ve seen this before — and it never ends well. Detention camps + forced treatment are not solutions to homelessness. Housing and healthcare are. Join us on January 29th to hear from advocates on the ground in Utah and learn how you can take action with us. Register here: buff.ly/X0wFVRP
Coming soon: our Youth Team is hosting a virtual summit with legal information, resources, and best practices for young people who engage in contract and gig work and for Youth Action Board members, consultants, and staff. For more info & to register, scan the QR code above or visit buff.ly/AuvYp5I
We’re proud to be part of this coalition suing the Trump admin to block their anti-homeless funding agenda. The admin’s actions threaten to push people back onto the streets at the peak of winter. We will fight back in court.
In partnership with the Youth Compensation Workgroup, we're hosting a summit in January for Youth Action Boards, youth gig workers/consultants, and the organizations that work with them. We want to hear from YOU about what you want to learn or if you have knowledge to share! Visit: buff.ly/IzyWHxn
ACTION ALERT: Tomorrow (9/10), Congress will discuss a bill that would put people in jail or fine them $500 for sleeping outside in DC. Contact your reps today via bit.ly/STOPHB5163 In DC and across the country, we need #HousingNotHandcuffs #FreeDC
TAKE ACTION: Demand Congress pass #HousingNotHandcuffs! Today, Rep. Jayapal and Rep. Frost introduced the Housing Not Handcuffs Act to help solve homelessness with housing, not arrests or tickets. Demand your reps support the fight for housing: bit.ly/passhnh
A year since #JohnsonVGrantsPass, 320+ bills that make it a crime to be homeless have been introduced. Every single one is cruel, wasteful, and makes homelessness worse. Thursday, the #HousingNotHandcuffs Act will be introduced to help fight back. @aclu.org www.aclu.org/one-year-sin...
BIG NEWS! The #HousingNotHandcuffs Act is coming to Congress! On 6/26, @repjayapal & @repmaxwellfrost will introduce #HNH to help solve homelessness with real solutions: housing and support, NOT arrests or fines. RSVP to the rally and press conference: buff.ly/0JsBx61
In the year since #JohnsonVGrantsPass, 320+ anti-homeless bills have been introduced. TODAY: Join us, VOCAL-US, People's Action, and WRAP to reflect, hear from those being impacted, and learn from those fighting back. RSVP: www.crowdcast.io/c/housingnow...
Since SCOTUS allowed cities to arrest and ticket people for experiencing homelessness a year ago, 250+ anti-homeless bills have been introduced across the US. Join us June 17 w/ @pplsaction @vocal_us & @repjayapal to discuss how we're fighting back. RSVP: buff.ly/1NFKz9F
NEW: 60% of people can't afford basic costs of living. Meanwhile, politicians are giving handouts to billionaires and handcuffs to poor people. Arrests and fines don't solve homelessness, they just stop people from reaching the resources they need to survive. Read more from CBS: buff.ly/6y7trQU