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.
National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision, Demands Real Solutions to Homelessness
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 [...]
Biden and Bowser Administrations’ Encampment Evictions Violate Federal Policy, Fail to Connect People with Housing
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 [...]
STATEMENT: Biden Administration’s Plan to Evict D.C. Encampment Residents Violates Federal Policy
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 Not Handcuffs Newsletter: Johnson v. Grants Pass webinar tomorrow + new anti-homeless bills
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 [...]
