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National Homelessness Law Center
Changing Laws, Changing Lives! We are the only national legal group dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness.
One year ago today, the Supreme Court ruled that people can be arrested and ticketed for sleeping outside, even when they have nowhere else to go. The effects of the #JohnsonVGrantsPass case have been absolutely devastating for homeless communities across the country. In the past year, over 320 laws that make it a crime to be homeless have been introduced. 220+ have passed. These laws are cruel, waste taxpayer money, and have only made homelessness worse.![]()
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More people are sleeping outside than ever before because housing is wildly unaffordable, most people can't afford the basic costs of living. Instead of addressing that reality, politicians are giving handouts to billionaires and handcuffing poor people.![]()
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But we're fighting back. 45 bills have been defeated.![]()
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One thing you can do to help fight the wave of cruelty facing homeless people is demand Congress pass the Housing Not Handcuffs Act, because we will never arrest our way out of homelessness. Learn more and take action:
housingnothandcuffs.org
One year ago today, the Supreme Court decided to make homelessness worse. They ruled in the case of Johnson v. Grants Pass that people can be arrested and ticketed for sleeping outside, even when they...
TAKE ACTION: Demand Congress pass #HousingNotHandcuffs! Today, Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Rep. Maxwell Frost introduced the Housing Not Handcuffs Act to help solve homelessness with housing, not arrests or tickets. Demand your reps join the fight to ensure housing for all!![]()
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More people are sleeping outside than ever before because housing is wildly unaffordable and most people in the U.S. can't afford the basic costs of living. Meanwhile, politicians are giving more handouts to billionaires and handcuffing poor people. The Housing Not Handcuffs Act would stop federal agencies from arresting or ticketing people for having no choice but to sleep outside. This is just one crucial step towards a world where everyone has the housing and support they need to thrive. ![]()
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TODAY at 3:30 EST: Tune into the introduction of the #HousingNotHandcuffs Act with Reps. Jayapal and Frost, along with our partners at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), and Miriam's Kitchen: www.youtube.com/live/VRaE-9J7pvA
Over the past year since #johnsonvgrantspass, the Law Center has been tracking the wave of bills trying to make homelessness a crime. Over 320 bills have been introduced so far. Huge thanks to @aclu_nationwide for mapping out this data. ![]()
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Every single one of these cruel laws waste money, make people and communities less safe, and make homelessness worse. A step towards solving homelessness is beating back these harmful laws and refocusing on real solutions: housing and support for all. ![]()
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That’s why we’re thrilled that this Thursday, the #HousingNotHandcuffs will be introduced in Congress, thanks to @repjayapal and @repmaxwellfrost. Stay tuned!
The Cicero Institute billionaires trying to arrest and ticket homeless people don’t want to admit this, but expanding housing programs has reduced homelessness in cities across the country, such as Raleigh, Newark, New Orleans, and more. #HousingNotHandcuffs
How Cities Are Fighting—and Winning—Against Unsheltered Homelessness
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As unsheltered homelessness rises, cities prove that real solutions are possible with political will and sustained investment.
