Here is what you support with your gift to the National Coalition for the Homeless
As we approach the new year, we wanted to take this opportunity to say a big “THANK YOU” for being our hero, with your recent support of the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH)!
Last year, donors like you helped save countless lives by enabling us to distribute over 2 million masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Your contribution also assisted NCH, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in developing vaccine distribution, logistics, and messaging strategies within the homeless services field.
Through your generosity, you have enabled dozens of advocates who have experienced homelessness to continue dispelling negative stereotypes about who experiences homelessness by sharing their stories with faith-based organizations, elected officials, and students.
The strength of your contributions has helped to break through barriers and make stories like Rajni’s and Lamont’s possible (read below). These formerly homeless individuals have attained Ph.D.’s and are working as NCH board members - giving back to others who are homeless. Your gift supports leadership development and access to employment for people who have been unhoused.
Dr. LaMont Green is the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Technical Assistance Collaborative. He is a nationally recognized racial equity leader and expert in helping communities and governments identify and dismantle the persistent drivers of inequity in human services, homelessness, housing, behavioral health, and justice systems. Dr. Green has worked as the Special Initiatives Director for the Seattle-King County (WA) Continuum of Care, and led King County’s implementation of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program. He received his Doctorate of Social Work from the University of Southern California with a focus on harnessing social innovation to address the Grand Challenge of Achieving Equal Opportunity and Justice for All.
“As a young man, after military service, I became homeless, depressed, and drug-addicted, struggling with my own internalized demons resulting from living in a society that constantly reminded me that due to my skin color or sexual orientation that I am inferior; I do not belong, and I am a second class citizen. Luckily, as a Veteran, there were services available to help support my recovery; however, this is not the case for many people in our community.”
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Dr. Rajni Shankar-Brown, is the Jessie Ball duPont Endowed Chair of Social Justice Education at Stetson University. She is also the Founder and Director for the Poverty and Homelessness Conference, Hatters University Scholars, and the Acts of Kindness and Justice Movement, as well as the Faculty Advisor for the Student Homeless Coalition. After experiencing poverty and housing instability as a child, she began her career as a public school teacher and has worked with schools PreK-12 in urban, rural, and suburban communities in a variety of leadership roles including serving as a literacy and technology coach. As a civically engaged educational leader who is deeply committed to advancing intersectional equity, Dr. Shankar-Brown actively works to confront systemic oppression, build inclusive learning spaces, and advance educational excellence for diverse communities.
“It’s so important that we are allowing those who have those experiences to have agency, to help with the change that is truly needed in our world.”
Far too many of our neighbors reside outside the walls of wealth and comfort, on the outskirts of hope, awaiting the necessary support to provide a pathway to prosperity. We are asking for your contribution to help us change and save lives. Together, we can Bring America Home NOW!
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