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11 02, 2025

Trump threatens to displace homeless communities in D.C. with no plans to offer housing

2025-03-05T16:33:07-05:00

Trump threatens to displace homeless communities in D.C. with no plans to offer housing (WASHINGTON, D.C - February 12th) As DC digs out from another snowstorm, Donald Trump has signaled that he will use his increasingly unchecked power to make homelessness worse, not better. Based on reporting from the Washington Post, we expect Trump to issue an Executive Order, perhaps as soon as today, directing federal agencies to displace homeless people with no plan to house them.  This is consistent with Trump's campaign promises to focus on expensive, inhumane, and ineffective solutions to homelessness like camping bans [...]

Trump threatens to displace homeless communities in D.C. with no plans to offer housing2025-03-05T16:33:07-05:00
5 02, 2025

HUD Nominee refuses to reject government-run detention camps for homeless people

2025-03-05T16:33:35-05:00

HUD Nominee refuses to reject government-run detention camps for homeless people (WASHINGTON, D.C - February 5th) The only acceptable answer to whether homeless people should be forced into government-run detention camps is “no.” Yet even this very low bar was too high for Scott Turner, Donald Trump’s pick to lead HUD, in written responses to Senators. Moreover, Turner attacks the data-driven, cost-effective housing plus services approach to solving homelessness.   Let us be clear: these answers, along with his existing voting and public record, prove that Senators must reject Scott Turner as Trump’s choice to run the [...]

HUD Nominee refuses to reject government-run detention camps for homeless people2025-03-05T16:33:35-05:00
3 02, 2025

2025 Playbook

2025-03-05T13:01:54-05:00

2025 Playbook (WASHINGTON, D.C - February 3rd) Since the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision that cities can fine, ticket, and arrest people sleeping outside even when they have nowhere else to go, we have seen over 150 anti-homeless bills passed across the country. And now, Donald Trump and his billionaire allies are working to enact their anti-homeless, anti-Black and anti-poor, anti-immigrant, and anti-LGBTQ agenda. We know that these policies will hurt everyone, but Black, Brown, LGBTQ+, disabled communities, and immigrants will hurt first, and hurt worst. And, as always, people who sleep outside will be among the [...]

2025 Playbook2025-03-05T13:01:54-05:00
15 01, 2025

National Organizations Working to Solve Homelessness Urge Senators to Vote “No” for Trump’s Pick for HUD Secretary

2025-03-05T16:34:14-05:00

National Organizations Working to Solve Homelessness Urge Senators to Vote “No” for Trump’s Pick for HUD Secretary (WASHINGTON, D.C - January 15th) Everybody needs a safe place to live. However, rising rents and government inaction keep pushing more people into homelessness. Nearly half of renters pay more than they can afford in rent, and one in four worries about imminently becoming homeless. Amid a worsening housing crisis, we need real leadership to ensure that HUD fulfills its mandate to help people afford housing. As we enter an administration that openly talks about rounding up homeless people [...]

National Organizations Working to Solve Homelessness Urge Senators to Vote “No” for Trump’s Pick for HUD Secretary2025-03-05T16:34:14-05:00
19 12, 2024

Shocking bodycam footage shows police citing and detaining a woman in labor for being homeless.

2024-12-19T13:03:39-05:00

December 19, 2024 Shocking bodycam footage shows police giving a woman in active childbirth a citation for being homeless. Louisville, Kentucky - Today, shocking and shameful body camera footage was released showing a Louisville Metro Police officer issuing a citation to a homeless woman who was in active labor. In the video, the woman explains that she was sleeping outside because her RV was impounded. Despite her pleas for help, the police officer did not believe that the woman was in labor. Later that day, the woman gave birth to a healthy child in a local hospital. This footage, obtained [...]

Shocking bodycam footage shows police citing and detaining a woman in labor for being homeless.2024-12-19T13:03:39-05:00
30 10, 2024

Homeless New Yorkers Sue Eric Adams Administration to End Inhumane and Unlawful Sweeps

2025-03-05T16:45:51-05:00

Homeless New Yorkers Sue Eric Adams Administration to End Inhumane and Unlawful Sweeps NEW YORK, NEW YORK – (October 30th, 2024) Yesterday, six homeless New Yorkers filed a lawsuit against the City of New York and the Adams administration to end the City’s inhumane and unlawful homeless sweeps. The lawsuit alleges that both the City’s sweeps policy and the practices that follow are unconstitutional and violate individuals' civil rights. The plaintiffs are represented by the Urban Justice Center – Safety Net Project (UJC-SNP), the National Homelessness Law Center (NHLC), and Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP.   New York City conducts more [...]

Homeless New Yorkers Sue Eric Adams Administration to End Inhumane and Unlawful Sweeps2025-03-05T16:45:51-05:00
28 06, 2024

National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision, Demands Real Solutions to Homelessness

2025-03-05T13:15:57-05:00

National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision, Demands Real Solutions to Homelessness WASHINGTON, D.C. – (June 28th, 2024) In a profoundly disappointing ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today decided that the US Constitution does not protect homeless people against cruel and unusual punishment, even when they have no choice to sleep in public using things like blankets or pillows.  Arresting or fining people for trying to survive is expensive, counterproductive, and cruel. This inhumane ruling, which goes against the values of nearly three-quarters of Americans, will make homelessness worse in Grants Pass and nationwide. [...]

National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision, Demands Real Solutions to Homelessness2025-03-05T13:15:57-05:00
17 05, 2024

Biden and Bowser Administrations’ Encampment Evictions Violate Federal Policy, Fail to Connect People with Housing

2025-03-05T12:58:20-05:00

Biden and Bowser Administrations’ Encampment Evictions Violate Federal Policy, Fail to Connect People with Housing  Statement issued on behalf of The National Homelessness Law Center, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), Disability Rights & Education Defense Fund, Funders Together to End Homelessness, Housing Justice Collective, Southern Poverty Law Center, The National Alliance to End Homelessness, The National Coalition for the Homeless, The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, The National Low Income Housing Coalition, True Colors United WASHINGTON, D.C. – (May 17th, 2024) Yesterday, The Biden administration, in coordination with DC [...]

Biden and Bowser Administrations’ Encampment Evictions Violate Federal Policy, Fail to Connect People with Housing2025-03-05T12:58:20-05:00
14 05, 2024

STATEMENT: Biden Administration’s Plan to Evict D.C. Encampment Residents Violates Federal Policy

2025-03-05T12:58:35-05:00

STATEMENT: Biden Administration's Plan to Evict D.C. Encampment Residents Violates Federal Policy Statement issued on behalf of The National Homelessness Law Center, A Way Home America, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), Disability Rights & Education Defense Fund, Funders Together to End Homelessness, Housing Justice Collective, Southern Poverty Law Center, The National Alliance to End Homelessness, The National Coalition for the Homeless, The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, True Colors United, Youth Collaboratory WASHINGTON, D.C. – (May 14th, 2024) Starting on Wednesday, May 15th, The Biden administration, through the National [...]

STATEMENT: Biden Administration’s Plan to Evict D.C. Encampment Residents Violates Federal Policy2025-03-05T12:58:35-05:00
14 02, 2024

Housing Not Handcuffs Newsletter: Johnson v. Grants Pass webinar tomorrow + new anti-homeless bills

2025-03-05T12:58:56-05:00

Good afternoon Housing Not Handcuffs supporters,  Right now, the Supreme Court, Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, and Arizona are all debating if they can punish their way out of homelessness. Things like jail cells and tickets make homelessness worse, but sadly, too many people still think punishing people for being poor will end poverty. As the movement to arrest and ticket people sleeping outside grows, we need your help to shift conversations and policies away from harm, and towards the housing and services that actually end homelessness.  See below for state-level updates and ways to get involved [...]

Housing Not Handcuffs Newsletter: Johnson v. Grants Pass webinar tomorrow + new anti-homeless bills2025-03-05T12:58:56-05:00
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