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STATEMENT: Gavin Newsom rejects *proven* housing & services solutions to bust encampments! This is a direct consequence of the #SCOTUS decision that ruled people who cannot afford a place to live and have no shelter options can be thrown in jail! SHAME! vocal-ny.com/rcl59gf

Sharing this excellent reporting on what actually is required at the Grants Pass Gospel Rescue Mission. #johnsonvgrantspass #housingnothandcuffs

“Arresting, fining people, and impounding their vehicles for trying to survive is expensive, counterproductive, and cruel,” says Eric Tars, senior policy director for the Law Center. #HousingNotHandcuffs Read more: loom.ly/q7V_tc0

Tomorrow! Join PPP and NHLC for a discussion of how organizers and advocates can move forward after the SCOTUS decision in Grants Pass. PPP is proud to stand with the lawyers and organizers working to ensure human rights and dignity for all. Register here! peoplesparity.org/event/nhlc/

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“It makes you feel hunted, you know, like a fugitive,” Jones says of local laws that criminalize sleeping in public spaces. ​“It’s hard for me to get across just how counterproductive these sweeps are.” #HousingNotHandcuffs READ: loom.ly/vrH5CgA

"Encampment resolution is a coordinated, multi-system strategy to address the impacts... & connect..residents to housing. This...differs from displacement strategies that force encampment residents to move w/o connecting them to housing and support (‘sweeps’)." 🔥🔥🔥

We National Homelessness Law Center are proud to join this letter to California Interagency Council on Homelessness together w/ACLU SoCal ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties CSH Western Center on Law & Poverty InnerCityLawCenter Public Interest Law Project & Elder Law & Disability Rights Center. Cal ICH must stand against the racist, ablist impacts of Gavin Newsom's EO. aclusocal.org/sites/default/…

Grants Pass showing how cruel and unusual they can be following the #SCOTUS' #JohnsonvGrantsPass decision. Heartbreaking for the people in Grants Pass, a warning to the rest of the country. None of this helps end homelessness. #HousingNotHandcuffs does. streetroots.org/news/2024/09/1…

Des Moines says fines for sleeping in public areas will help fight homelessness? Prove it. Fantastic editorial from Des Moines Register. #HousingNotHandcuffs ends homelessness. desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/…

This is what cops do to staff at homeless shelters, imagine what they do to homeless ppl when nobody is watching. But we don't have to imagine, we already know. It's awful, and it makes homelessness worse. Recent SCOTUS ruling will make this MUCH worse, esp for Black ppl & POC

Today,Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Tina Smith introduced the #HomesAct, a bold new plan to build millions of homes for the public good -- instead of real estate industry profits. Our coalition stood with them to launch this new leg, based our own NY Social Housing Development Authority bill!

How can we solve homelessness? "This admin must redirect funds and resources from carceral responses and prioritize access to affordable, safe, inclusive housing with compassionate voluntary support services." -Siya Hegde NHLC Attorney testifying at the White House yesterday.

Did any of the $155M in police overtime help end anyone’s homelessness? If we had spent that on housing, not handcuffs, wouldn’t we all be safer? More law enforcement does not equal public safety, but meeting everyone’s basic needs does!

Today, NHLC Senior Policy Director Eric Tars testified before the Philadelphia City Council in support of Councilmember Kendra Brooks resolution condemning the #JohnsonVGrantsPass ruling. "Focus on #HousingNotHandcuffs; #ServicesNotSweeps as the proven solutions to homelessness."

“It’s like dying slowly in front of people." 💔reporting from Anna Patrick #timeforchange The Seattle Times as City of Auburn removes its protections from its anti-camping law, so it can be enforced regardless of the availability of shelter. #HousingNotHandcuffs seattletimes.com/seattle-news/h…

10/29: Join us, national partners and responders to learn about how natural disasters affect homeless and housing-insecure communities. We'll discuss federal resources, the rise in homelessness criminalization in the Southeast, and more. Register today: loom.ly/7Wt55l4

Read our full statement on today's historic lawsuit. Eric Adams must stop the sweeps and focus on housing, not handcuffs. A huge shoutout to National Homelessness Law Center's own Siya Hegde and the entire Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center team!

Bipartisan vibe deteriorating around HUD nominee Scott Turner. Sen. Smith (D-Minn.) is a "no" on floor vote, according to a person familiar. Smith was on the fence and had a good meeting w/ Turner. But she was not happy with his written response to Qs, esp on homelessness >>>

The only answer to being asked if you support forcing homeless people into gov't run detention camps is "no" Yet that is not the answer that Trump's nominee to lead HUD gave Tina Smith. Link below to take action to stop his nomination.