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(December 19, 2022, Washington, DC) – The National Homelessness Law Center (Law Center) welcomes the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness’ new All In: Federal Strategic Plan to End Homelessness, issued today as the Department of Housing & Urban Development also released its annual count numbers, which at more than half a million people—recognized as an undercount—remains unacceptable in the wealthiest country in the world. The Law Center wishes to highlight the following components: (November 16, 2022, Washington, DC) – The National Homelessness Law Center (Law Center) will be honoring U.S. Representative Cori Bush, Washington State Representative Nicole Macri, Los Angeles Councilmember Mike Bonin, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless co-founder [...]

Right to Housing Forum 2022 Speaker Bios Eric Tars, National Homelessness Law Center  Eric Tars serves as the National Homelessness Law Center's Legal Director, working on its human rights, civil rights, and children’s rights programs through trainings, litigation, and policy advocacy at the international, national, and local levels. Working across federal agencies, Eric has helped develop a national policy framework against the criminalization of homelessness. He has led the Law Center's work on Martin v. Boise through a successful 9th Circuit appeal, leading dozens of west coast cities to modify their enforcement of homeless criminalizing [...]

The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty released its 2013 Human Right to Housing Report Card today, marked globally as human rights day, reviewing U.S. compliance with the human right to housing in the context of American homelessness over the past year. The report card found that while there were areas of improvement, much more needs to be done. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released new data indicating that 610,042 people were homeless as of January 2013, a decrease of 3.8 percent from the 2012 numbers. Maria Foscarinis, Executive Director of the Law [...]

Housing IS a Human Right But What Does That Mean? The Law Center joins those who have experienced homelessness to demand a human right to housing and an end to homelessness once and for all.    In the United States we must do more than talk about a human right to housing; we must learn the existing rich international legal content, discover the strengths and weaknesses of other countries’ approaches, and prioritize the progressive realization of the right here at home.  @homeless_law What does it mean to say #housingisahumanright? We explain what a [...]

National Homeless Law Center 2020 - 2022 Annual Report The National Homelessness Law Center strives to cultivate a society where every person can live with dignity and enjoy their basic human rights, including the right to affordable, quality, and safe housing. Every day our team works to meet this vision as we fearlessly advance federal, state and local policies to prevent and end homelessness while fiercely defending the rights of all unhoused persons. Our work is firmly rooted in our shared values: We recognize the ways that every person's [...]

Reports & Publications by Category A variety of useful resources on the key issues involving homelessness in America. The Law Center works to ensure that all people are treated with respect and without discrimination, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other factor. More With visible homelessness on the rise, policy-makers should avoid knee-jerk reactions, like banning homeless people from life-sustaining activities such as sleeping, eating, or asking for help. More A driving cause of homelessness for women and children is domestic violence. The Law Center is a leading advocate [...]

Civil Rights Resources Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Comment The Law Center submitted a comment in response to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Proposed Rule, “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.” The Law Center strongly opposes the adoption of HUD’s Proposed AFFH Rule and supports the continued implementation of the 2015 Rule because it creates a fair housing planning framework that emphasizes meaningful community participation, requires HUD review, and provides data and maps to better inform fair housing analysis.   2019 Alone Without A Home: A National Review of State Laws [...]