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.
Trump threatens to displace homeless communities in D.C. with no plans to offer housing
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 [...]
HUD Nominee refuses to reject government-run detention camps for homeless people
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 [...]
2025 Playbook
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, [...]
National Organizations Working to Solve Homelessness Urge Senators to Vote “No” for Trump’s Pick for HUD Secretary
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 [...]
