About Us
The National Homelessness Law Center is a team of attorneys and advocates dedicated to using the power of the law to prevent and solve homelessness and to protecting the rights of people experiencing homelessness.
What We Do
We work to solve homelessness through policy advocacy, public education, impact litigation, and advocacy training and support. We believe all human beings have the right to safe and affordable housing, healthcare, and freedom from discrimination and cruelty.
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U.S. Representative Cori Bush, W.A. State Representative Nicole Macri, Los Angeles Councilmember Mike Bonin and Advocates to Receive Awards for Work to End Homelessness
U.S. Representative Cori Bush, W.A. State Representative Nicole Macri, Los Angeles Councilmember Mike Bonin and Advocates to Receive Awards for Work to End Homelessness Additional Awardees Include: Patricia Mullahy Fugere, Alston & Bird LLP and [...]
Ninth Circuit Upholds & Clarifies Homeless Persons’ Right to Survive in Absence of Housing
Ninth Circuit Upholds & Clarifies Homeless Persons’ Right to Survive in Absence of Housing Court Reiterates Martin v. Boise Holding that Civil and Criminal Punishments for Homelessness are Cruel & Unusual [...]
Criminalization of Homelessness is Racially Discriminatory
Criminalization of Homelessness is Racially Discriminatory, Must be Abolished, Say UN Human Rights Experts Also Calls for “All Necessary Measures to Eliminate Segregation” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2022 [...]
National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson
National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization as Violation of Human Right to Health Care and Harmful to Persons Experiencing Homelessness June 24, 2022 [...]
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