On October 7th, 1989, hundreds of thousands marched on Washington to demand restored investment in housing. Among them, people experiencing homelessness who marched 400 miles, and came from across the country - led by the National Homeless Union.
Despite successes along the way, here we are today still faced with a decades-long, and still growing, homeless crisis. The National Coalition for the Homeless firmly believes that to truly end homelessness we need to re-energize a movement to demand a significant increase in federal funding that keeps pace with rising local need.
We need a national HUMAN RIGHT TO HOUSING!
Join us today to demand that Congress:
- Immediately restore Federal funding to pre-1980 funding levels – prior to the advent of the current mass homelessness crisis
- At least double the funding for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance immediately
- Increase funding for community-based residential treatment for mental health and addictions
- Expand eligibility for assistance so that doubled-up families, non-“chronically homeless” individuals and those at risk of homeless have access to needed housing and services
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