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Changing Laws, Changing Lives! We are the only national legal group dedicated to preventing and endi

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BREAKING: #ACA10 passes through the Assembly Housing Committee with a 6-2 vote!!!Housing should not be a privilege for those who can afford CA’s high housing costs- we must make housing a constitutional HUMAN RIGHT! #housingisahumanright ... See MoreSee Less

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"You are closer to the street than you will ever b

"You are closer to the street than you will ever be to any billionaire." Spotted in Edinburgh, Scotland.

#housingisahumanright #housingcrisis #homelessness

Say hello to our new Youth Shelter and Housing Att

Say hello to our new Youth Shelter and Housing Attorney, John Salois!

No one can truly live a healthy, dignified life if

No one can truly live a healthy, dignified life if they don’t have a roof over their head.

Today, CA is home to more than half of the nation’s unsheltered people. That’s why we need to make housing a constitutional right in CA!

It’s time that our policies match our values. Let’s pass the #ACA10!
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#UpsetTheSetup
#ACA10
#HousingisaHumanRight
#CALeg
#CABudget

"When we center the experiences of the most margin

"When we center the experiences of the most marginalized, we're able to improve the lives of all youth.”– Twiggy Pucci Garçon, True Colors Program Director.

Rates of homelessness among LGBTQ youth are already astronomically high. With over 500 anti-trans and anti-LGB bills introduced this year alone, it's likely that these numbers will only continue to grow, unless our elected officials do the right thing and legislate real protections for all LGBTQ people.

The number one need among LGBTQ homeless youth is housing, just like all people experiencing homelessness, and we can fulfill that need by making housing a human right.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights #HousingIsAHumanRight #pride #transrights #lgbtq #homelessness #housing

Last week, members of our HALT and Pro Bono Commun

Last week, members of our HALT and Pro Bono Community gathered for the 2023 HALT Lunch! Attendees had the opportunity to hear from Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General of the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, as she highlighted some of the ongoing work around the criminalization of homelessness at the federal level. A recording of the event is available on our website at homelesslaw.org/halt/.

Join the Law Center’s Homelessness Action Legal team today to learn about some of the most pressing issues impacting people experiencing homelessness and to be part of solutions in the fight to end and prevent homelessness!

Please give a warm welcome to Siya Hegde, our new

Please give a warm welcome to Siya Hegde, our new Staff Attorney for the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign!

Last week, our Legal Director Eric Tars spoke abou

Last week, our Legal Director Eric Tars spoke about the possible new Homeless Bill of Rights in NYC on Scripps News’ Morning Rush.

Even if unsheltered homelessness were decriminalized, it wouldn’t be enough. Just like food and water, adequate and permanent housing is a basic human need. Our communities cannot survive without it.

#homelessness #homeless #nyc #newyork #housingisahumanright #housingnothandcuffs

Even if unsheltered homelessness were decriminaliz

Even if unsheltered homelessness were decriminalized, it wouldn’t be enough, says our Legal Director Eric Tars about NYC's potential new Homeless Bill of Rights.

“That’s why we say ‘housing, not handcuffs’ and not just ‘not handcuffs’. You need a plan for the next step.”

Read more: https://loom.ly/MtrLZGY

#HousingNotHandcuffs #housing #criminalization #decriminalization #HousingIsAHumanRight

Read article at https://bit.ly/3oxldqg to learn mo

Read article at https://bit.ly/3oxldqg to learn more about how NHLC directing attorney, Katie Meyer-Scott, is holding New Lexington village officials accountable for passing a harmful ordinance in August 2021.
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#zoninglaws #homelessness #accountability

Our Executive Director, Antonia Fasanelli, worked

Our Executive Director, Antonia Fasanelli, worked with Stockton Williams of the National Council of State Housing Agencies, to write an op-ed in @thehill
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Read: "How old federal buildings can become new paths to ending homelessness" at www.bit.ly/3BO4SAN

🚨 Attention New Yorkers! It's time to raise our

🚨 Attention New Yorkers! It's time to raise our voices to say no to the Mayor’s reckless budget for next year that harms our communities and fight for the care and services that we desperately need. Join us 5/24 at Foley Square, 5pm with @VOCALNewYork for the #CareNotCriminalization March,

Libraries get cut; NYPD gets overtime. The mayor’s cuts to public libraries = 5% of NYPD overtime and just 0.03% of its $11 billion budget. Let's stand up for accessible education and safe community spaces.

#newyorkcity #nyc #vocalnewyork #ericadams

Celina from @vocalnewyork speaking at 815 Dead and

Celina from @vocalnewyork speaking at 815 Dead and Counting.
Charges for Daniel Penny are only a small part of #JusticeForJordanNeely. Focusing just on criminal justice for Penny distracts from our elected officials systemic racialized injustices that put Neely on the train in the first place. #HousingNotHandcuffs

Celina of @vocalnewyork reminding us that anti-Bla

Celina of @vocalnewyork reminding us that anti-Blackness kills, and that we are all responsible to check our anti-Blackness.

From 815 Dead and Counting, the vigil for Jordan Neely and the other 815+ homeless New Yorkers killed since 2022.

#blm #vocalnewyork #blacklivesmatter

One of our lawyers, Alex, speaking at the press co

One of our lawyers, Alex, speaking at the press conference and vigil for Jordan Neely and the 815+ other unhoused people murdered since 2022. Organized by @vocalnewyork .

#HousingIsAHumanRight

DIRECT ACTION IN NYC!! Organized by VOCAL NY 815

DIRECT ACTION IN NYC!! Organized by VOCAL NY

815 Dead and Counting: Press Conference & Vigil for Jordan Neely and Other Homeless NYers Killed by the System

Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 4-5PM

City Hall Park: Broadway & Chambers St, New York, NY 10007

#JusticeforJordan #815andCounting

"It is horrifically unsurprising to learn that a w

"It is horrifically unsurprising to learn that a white man lynched a poor Black man in broad daylight in New York City, and the murderer not only evaded accountability, but was affirmatively protected by our elected leaders."

Read our full press release at the link in bio.

Rest in peace, Jordan Neely.

#jordanneely #blm #blacklivesmatter #ericadams #kathyhochul #nypd

LIMITED IN PERSON REGISTRATION! . Register by 5/17

LIMITED IN PERSON REGISTRATION!
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Register by 5/17 for in person attendance here: https://bit.ly/3VssmUO
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Annual HALT Lunch | Tuesday, May 23rd | 12-1pm ET | Latham & Watkins, LLP
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Keynote speaker, Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the United States Department of Justice.
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Join us to hear AAG Clarke highlight some of the Civil Rights Division’s ongoing work around criminalization of homelessness and to learn more about some of the most pressing issues impacting the unhoused community and potential solutions to deal with the crisis.
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In person attendance is limited to the first 30 registrants and registration will close Wednesday, May 17th. Virtual attendance will be open for all up until the day of the event!

The Returning Home Act introduced by @repbarragan

The Returning Home Act introduced by @repbarragan last week would authorize $100 million in funds for rental assistance, housing stabilization services, and financial stipends to support individuals returning from incarceration. 👏

Making sure that formerly incarcerated people have a safe roof over their heads is an essential step in helping them to rebuild their lives after prison.

#homeless #homelessness #homelesslivesmatter #housing #housingfirst #housingisahumanright #incarceration

"Housing is a human right, and Rep. Barragán’s

"Housing is a human right, and Rep. Barragán’s Returning Home Act is a first step to making that right real for individuals with conviction histories." - Eric Tars, Legal Director for NHLC.

#HousingIsAHumanRight #homelessness #housing #housingcrisis #incarceration

66% of Californians agree: #HousingIsAHumanRight.

66% of Californians agree: #HousingIsAHumanRight.

California has the opportunity to make this necessity a reality by passing #ACA10, a bill that would enshrine in the state constitution every Californian's right to equitable, affordable housing.

Read the full report on #ACA10 at the link in bio.

We've published a new report with ACCE Action @wes

We've published a new report with ACCE Action @western_center and @aclu_calaction addressing the need for #ACA10, a state constitutional amendment recognizing that adequate housing is a fundamental human right in California. Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/40Ewm5E

California has the opportunity to become the first state in the nation to recognize #HousingAsAHumanRight. With #ACA10 enshrined in CA's constitution, the state and local governments would have an obligation to “respect, protect, and fulfill” this right through progressively implemented measures, to the maximum of available resources.

Those measures would include:
- Development and preservation of affordable housing through funding and vouchers
- Protection from arbitrary evictions or foreclosures through measures like rent control, tenant protections, and the right to counsel
- Enforcing housing codes and non-discrimination laws
- Creating public enforcement mechanisms to hold governments responsible
and more.

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