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National Homelessness Law Center
We are a team of attorneys and advocates working to solve homelessness through policy advocacy, litigation, and public education. #HousingNotHandcuffs
“People are going to die,” a frantic homeless services administrator warned in early December 2025. Temperatures were plunging. Snow was falling. And just two weeks earlier, HUD had released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) that upended the United States government’s Housing First approach to homelessness.![]()
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We may have won the lawsuit to block these changes, but another NOFO is slated to be posted by HUD in June. Administrators expect funding requirements to mirror those included in the November NOFO, especially since HUD officials all but promised as much during a recent roundtable.![]()
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If HUD continues to violate federal statutes in its next NOFO—as it appears determined to do—litigation might follow, leading to further project delays. This could indefinitely prolong the crisis we’ve lived through over the past five months, weakening system capacity, increasing rates of homelessness, and overwhelming emergency services with unnecessary demand. ![]()
shelterforce.org/2026/04/20/what-huds-new-homeless-policy-looks-like-on-the-ground/?fbclid=IwY2xj...
“A Grim March Toward Death”: What HUD’s New Homeless Policy Looks Like on the Ground — Shelterforce
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Homelessness services administrators share their views on how proposed cuts, rapid changes to funding guidelines, and delays are affecting their work.
With more than half of all Americans struggling to pay rent and many of us just one missed paycheck away from losing our homes, the criminalization of homelessness affects us all.![]()
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You can stay informed about the criminalization of homelessness and learn about opportunities to take action in your community by subscribing to the Housing Not Handcuffs campaign at HousingNotHandcuffs.org/join.
Everyone deserves to feel safe in their own community - whether or not they can afford rent, and regardless of citizenship status. This ANTI-ICE hub offers resources for protecting our unhoused and immigrant neighbors, including guidance for service providers and small businesses, Know Your Rights cards specifically catered to unhoused people, and more.
ICE Raid Resources - Housing Not Handcuffs
housingnothandcuffs.org
View ICE raids resources, including what to do before, during, and after a raid, know your rights materials, messaging guidance and more.
The 2025 PIT count results are now five months late - which is a big problem, because those results impact how states shape their housing and homelessness policies, and how funding is allocated. “This is, by what I can tell, the latest any point-in-time count has ever come out, including the years where it was delayed during COVID,” said Jesse Rabinowitz of the Law Center.
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The annual federal "point-in-time" homelessness count is used in California to determine funding and gauge progress in getting people off the streets.
🚨 HUD is trying to weaken the Equal Access Rule, which protects LGBTQ+ housing rights.![]()
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The EAR ensures many HUD funded services are not denied based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. HUD intends to weaken the Rule due to the important protections it provides for trans and queer people. Despite the HUD’s plan there are important tools at our disposal to help us challenge the repeal effort, but we need the support of as many people and organizations as possible. Join a nationwide network of advocates on Wednesday, May 20th from 2:00-3:00 PM EST to learn more about the EAR and how you can support and become directly involved in the movement to preserve this important federal protection. ![]()
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Date: Wednesday, May 20th![]()
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST![]()
Register on Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q0j7qwMGSyaVNYamOUAkXA#/registration
