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19 11, 2020

IJT – November 2020

2020-12-17T10:04:40-05:00

November, 2020  SUBSCRIBE Dear Friends— This month’s election ushers in important new opportunities for progress in our fight to end homelessness in America. We won’t know the full extent until the two Senate run-offs early next year are decided. And we know making good on the opportunities will take continued vigorous advocacy—but they are there and we are ready. The Biden campaign’s housing plan starts with affirming what we have long called for: “Housing should be a right, not a privilege.” It specifically [...]

IJT – November 20202020-12-17T10:04:40-05:00
16 10, 2020

IJT – October 2020

2020-12-17T10:06:08-05:00

October, 2020 SUBSCRIBE Dear Friends— Next month’s elections are critically important, and we have two goals for them: First, to make sure the needs and rights of homeless people are front and center, and second, to ensure that people experiencing homelessness can participate. This election is a pivotal for many reasons. Over the past few years, our advocacy for the human right to housing has been gaining momentum: Last year four presidential candidates explicitly called for it, and one of the current candidates has included [...]

IJT – October 20202020-12-17T10:06:08-05:00
18 09, 2020

IJT – September 2020

2021-09-02T08:43:36-04:00

September, 2020  SUBSCRIBE Dear Friends— As the school year starts—virtually—in many communities, the challenges for homeless children and youth are even greater than usual. As with access to housing, health care, criminal justice, and so many other systems, the pandemic has magnified existing inequalities and inequities in education. Under federal law, homeless children and youth are guaranteed equal access to education—and the supports they need to make that possible. In “normal” times, such supports include transportation, school meals, access to books and uniforms. [...]

IJT – September 20202021-09-02T08:43:36-04:00
18 08, 2020

IJT – August 2020

2020-12-17T10:07:42-05:00

August, 2020  SUBSCRIBE Dear Friends— You may have already seen two pieces of momentous and exciting news about the Law Center. First, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty is becoming the National Homelessness Law Center, effective immediately. And, after 31 years at the helm, I will be stepping down as Executive Director at the end of this year. The name change is easy. We are simplifying and streamlining our name, but our mission remains the same: to use the power of the law [...]

IJT – August 20202020-12-17T10:07:42-05:00
14 07, 2020

IJT – July 2020

2020-07-14T13:44:30-04:00

July, 2020  SUBSCRIBE Dear Friends— Each month as rent comes due, more and more Americans can’t pay it: the pandemic coupled with the resulting economic crisis means choosing between paying rent and putting food on the table. A recent estimate projects a 40-45% increase in homelessness this summer alone. My fear is that the impact will be much worse. Before the pandemic, there was already a decades old affordable housing crisis in this country. Some 10 million Americans were doubled or tripled up with friends or relatives—due [...]

IJT – July 20202020-07-14T13:44:30-04:00
9 07, 2020

IJT – June 2020

2020-07-09T16:07:54-04:00

June, 2020 SUBSCRIBE Dear Friends— I hope you are finding strength during this challenging time. Earlier this month, I released a public statement on behalf of the Law Center condemning the recent brutal killings George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery—and of so many others before them. As we said then, as an organization committed to using the power of the law to end homelessness in America, the Law Center has a special responsibility to also call out and fight the structural racism that led to their killings. This [...]

IJT – June 20202020-07-09T16:07:54-04:00
19 05, 2020

IJT – May 2020

2020-05-19T15:17:24-04:00

May 2020 SUBSCRIBE Dear Friends— May is when we typically hold an event to honor and appreciate the contributions of our LEAP members to our mission to use the power of the law to end and prevent homelessness in America. This year, the pandemic means that instead of an in-person event, we will be kicking off a series of virtual events to highlight their pro bono work and financial support. We’ll be paying special tribute to the extraordinary work LEAP members are doing to help [...]

IJT – May 20202020-05-19T15:17:24-04:00
22 04, 2020

IJT – April 2020

2021-09-02T08:45:36-04:00

April 2020 SUBSCRIBE Dear Friends— I hope you, your family, and your friends are safe and well. So many people in our country and around the world are not. Many have lost their lives, and many more have fallen ill. Even more have lost their jobs, health care, or homes. People who are homeless are among the hardest hit by the crisis we are all experiencing. As I wrote last month, they are exceptionally vulnerable due to poor health, lack of insurance [...]

IJT – April 20202021-09-02T08:45:36-04:00
19 03, 2020

IJT – March 2020

2022-01-26T12:27:05-05:00

March 2020 SUBSCRIBE Dear Friends— I’m writing at a time of crisis for all of us—and especially for our unhoused neighbors and friends. People experiencing homelessness are exceptionally vulnerable to communicable diseases—including the coronavirus, COVID-19, which is sweeping the country and the world. Now, especially with President Trump’s false and harmful statements about people experiencing homelessness—including claiming without evidence that police officers are getting sick from their interactions and his Administration’s consideration of policies that would raze encampments and force [...]

IJT – March 20202022-01-26T12:27:05-05:00
18 02, 2020

IJT – February 2020

2021-09-02T08:46:03-04:00

February 2020 SUBSCRIBE Dear Friends— Race and racism play pivotal—yet little discussed—roles in homelessness. Recent research shows that people of color are disproportionately represented in the homeless population—even more so than in the overall population of people experiencing poverty in the United States. Some 40% of people experiencing homelessness are Black, even though they only comprise 26% of those living in poverty and 13% of the overall population. This is disturbing, but not surprising. Nationally, approximately half of all renters [...]

IJT – February 20202021-09-02T08:46:03-04:00
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