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.
U.S. Receives Failing Grades on Human Right to Housing Report Card
U.S. Receives Failing Grades on Human Right to Housing Report Card Limited Progress During Pandemic Offset By Inactions Since WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 5th, 2023, the National Homelessness Law [...]
Federal Police Use Violent Force Against Family Living in Park – Pattern of Violence Continues
Federal Police Use Violent Force Against Family Living in Park – Pattern of Violence Continues Forest Service Police Injured Disabled Family Members Washington, D.C. | August 23, 2023 - The National [...]
National Homelessness Law Center Responds to Murder of Jordan Neely
National Homelessness Law Center Responds to Murder of Jordan Neely (May 5, 2023, Washington, DC) – The National Homelessness Law Center is outraged over the strangulation and murder of Jordan Neely Monday, May 1, [...]
Statement of the National Homelessness Law Center on Planned Eviction of McPherson Square Encampment
Statement of the National Homelessness Law Center on Planned Eviction of McPherson Square Encampment (February 13, 2023) On February 2, the DC government announced that the McPherson Square encampment community [...]
