Add your name to help Vera open doors to housing!
Finding safe, stable housing is an essential first step to success after being released from jail or prison. When people with conviction histories have a place to call home, they are more likely to receive support from their families, find a job, and avoid future convictions.
Yet every year, millions of people returning to their communities after incarceration struggle to find a place to live because of discriminatory housing policies. The consequences are staggering: formerly incarcerated people are 10 times more likely to be unhoused than the general public.
Vera is working to open doors for people returning home from incarceration—because a person's conviction history shouldn't keep them from having a roof over their head. Add your name if you agree →
Housing policies and practices that discriminate against people with conviction histories contribute to high rates of homelessness and make it more difficult for formerly incarcerated people to move forward with their lives. Vera is working to remove barriers to housing and ensure that those impacted by our unjust criminal legal system get a real opportunity to reenter their communities and succeed.
Add your name if you support accessible housing for people returning to their communities from jails and prisons →
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In solidarity,
Vera Institute of Justice
