April 21, 2024

Johnson vs. Grants Pass

This is the most significant Supreme Court case about Housing in 40 years! But it will only decide whether it is illegal to use a blanket to keep warm when you are forced to sleep outdoors. No matter what the court decides, no community in the country will have enough housing that we can all afford!

Watch LIVE

NCH, along with the National Homelessness Law Center and many others, will be holding a rally in front of the Supreme Court, One First Street, NE, in Washington, DC, from 10am until Noon (Eastern Standard Time). 

Many cities are holding coordinated actions across the country! Find the public list here. 

Click one of the social networks below to WATCH LIVE from

9am - 5pm (Eastern Standard Time) 

Tomorrow, Monday, April 22, 2024

No matter our race, gender, or income we all want to get and keep a roof over our heads. But homelessness is increasing across the country as more households struggle to make ends meet. Rent is too expensive, wages are too low, and we have seen decades of failed housing policies.

We should focus on solutions like building more housing options for all income levels, not trying to arrest our way out of homelessness. Arresting or punishing people experiencing homelessness makes things worse. The real solution is providing access to housing they can afford and the support services they need to become stable. Handcuffs do not get anyone closer to housing.

Find more Messaging Guidance from the Housing Narrative Lab. 

Criminalizing Homelessness Won't Make It Go Away | InvisiblePeople.TV

Sign on to this petition calling on the court to protect the civil rights of our unhoused neighbors! 

More resources!!

• Johnson vs. Grants Pass Info website: https://johnsonvgrantspass.com/
• Sign on to this petition calling on the court to protect the civil rights of our unhoused neighbors! https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-the-petition-to-the-supreme-court-affirm-the-right-to-adequate-shelter?source=direct_link&referrer=group-national-coalition-for-the-homeless
• Messaging from the Housing Narrative Lab: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oK1HILxS0UOKmkShnWGMa-vkRixMgw91IJKOiaTohNo/edit
• Watch Live: All day solidarity events, 9am – 5pm EST; Rally in Washington, DC in front of Supreme Court, 10am – Noon EST: https://www.youtube.com/user/nationalhomelesscoal https://twitter.com/NationalHomeles https://www.facebook.com/NationalCoalitionfortheHomeless
• Images and content for social media: https://johnsonvgrantspass.com/social-media-toolkit
• More images for social media: https://www.into-action.us/collection/housing
• Read all the Friend of the Court briefs filed with the Supreme Court: https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-175.html
• Here's a map of state-level criminalization, and a lot of background on the billionaires behind these anti-homeless bills: https://housingnothandcuffs.org/emergent-threats-homelessness-criminalization/
• ARTICLES: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4716230 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-homelessness-grants-pass-rcna142977 https://www.vox.com/scotus/2024/1/12/24036307/supreme-court-scotus-tent-encampments-homeless https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/48510-more-americans-homelessness-serious-problem-poll https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/07/05/criminalizing-homelessness-violates-basic-human-rights

National Coalition for the Homeless, 2201 P Street NW, Washington, DC 20037

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