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January 21, 2020 at 7:28 PM

In Just Times January 2020: Looking Ahead for a New Year

Changing Laws, Changing Lives January 2020          Dear Friends—   Happy 2020! Here’s to a great new year for all of us, and for our work to end the injustice of homelessness. I want to…

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December 22, 2019 at 6:15 PM

Momentum like this

  Dear John,   2019 has been a monumental year for the Law Center, due in no small part to the unwavering support of donors and friends like you! We realize that momentum like this doesn’t present itself every year, but when it does we must take advantage of it.  And that’s exactly what we…

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December 17, 2019 at 8:59 PM

In Just Times December 2019: This Year at the Law Center

Changing Laws, Changing Lives December 2019          Dear Friends—   As we reach the end of 2019, a year that marked our 30th anniversary, I’m reflecting on all we accomplished. It’s bee…

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December 4, 2019 at 3:47 PM

Housing Not Handcuffs 2019: Join the discussion on the criminalization of homelessness

      Housing Not Handcuffs 2019    Please register for Housing Not Handcuffs 2019 on Dec. 10, 2019 11:00 AM PST / 2:00 PM EST at:    https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8332553616757840131   The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty is issuing an u…

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December 3, 2019 at 3:36 PM

On this #GivingTuesday, we reflect on 30 years....

  Dear John:   It’s been a banner year for our collective activism! With the support of compassionate people like you, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty: won a landmark victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that will stop police from arresting people …

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November 19, 2019 at 7:20 PM

In Just Times November 2019: Celebrating with the McKinney-Vento Awards

Changing Laws, Changing Lives November 2019          Dear Friends—   I’m writing during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week, and just before our annual McKinney-Vento Awards event—whi…

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November 13, 2019 at 4:06 PM

2019 McKinney Vento Awards: Meet the Honoree for the Personal Achievement Award!

  Each year, the Law Center honors and celebrates leaders who raise awareness about and advance solutions to end homelessness and poverty. The prestigious awards are presented to innovative change-makers who are fighting for a future where everyone has a place to call home.   This year, the L…

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November 6, 2019 at 4:33 PM

2019 McKinney Vento Awards: Meet the Honoree for the Pro Bono Counsel Award!

  Each year, the Law Center honors and celebrates leaders who raise awareness about and advance solutions to homelessness and poverty. The prestigious awards are presented to innovative change-makers who are fighting for a future where everyone has a place to call home.   This year, the Law C…

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October 31, 2019 at 6:00 PM

Housing Not Handcuffs October 2019 -- 1,000 Endorsements!

October 2019 Dear Supporters and Endorsers of the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign,   This month has been a time of action for the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign! Multiple communities have now committed to stop enforcement and even repeal their criminalization laws and instead explore s…

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October 30, 2019 at 2:59 PM

2019 McKinney Vento Awards: Meet the Honoree for the Pro Bono Counsel Award!

  Each year, the Law Center honors and celebrates leaders who raise awareness about and advance solutions to homelessness and poverty. The prestigious awards are presented to innovative change-makers who are fighting for a future where everyone has a place to call home.   This year, the Law C…

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October 23, 2019 at 5:23 PM

2019 McKinney Vento Awards: Meet the Honoree for the Bruce F. Vento Award!

  Each year, the Law Center honors and celebrates leaders who raise awareness about and advance solutions to homelessness and poverty. The prestigious awards are presented to innovative change-makers who are fighting for a future where everyone has a place to call home.   This year, the Law C…

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October 17, 2019 at 9:08 PM

In Memory of Elijah Cummings

    In Memory of Elijah Cummings     (October 17, 2019, Washington, DC) – Today we mourn the passing of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, who died at the age of 68 at a hospice center in Baltimore. We are profoundly saddened by the loss of one of our country’s leaders in the fight to …

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October 16, 2019 at 5:14 PM

2019 McKinney Vento Awards: Meet the Honorees for the Stewart B. McKinney Award!

  Each year, the Law Center honors and celebrates leaders who raise awareness about and advance solutions to end homelessness and poverty. These prestigious awards are presented to innovative change-makers who are fighting for a future where everyone has a place to call home.   This year, the…

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October 15, 2019 at 8:30 PM

In Just Times October 2019: The Power of the Law in Action: Meet This Year’s Honorees

Changing Laws, Changing Lives October 2019    Dear Friends—   In the District of Columbia, our organizational home, thousands of unaccompanied minors experience homelessness each year. They may have legal rights that give them access to health care, housing, and ed…

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September 26, 2019 at 7:29 PM

Housing Not Handcuffs September 2019

Having trouble viewing this email? View as a web page. September 2019 Dear Supporters and Endorsers of the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign, This has been a busy time for the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign, with multiple communities stopping enforcement, and even repealing their crimi…

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September 26, 2019 at 3:44 PM

Join Us to Fight for Real Solutions, Not More “Crackdowns”

  Dear Friend,   Homelessness “is disgraceful.” As an advocate who has spent more than three decades working to end homelessness, I couldn’t agree more with President Trump’s recent statement. But his administration’s newly-introduced white paper to combat homelessness blindly ignores evide…

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September 17, 2019 at 6:39 PM

In Just Times September 2019: We need real solutions, not more criminalization

Having trouble viewing this email? View as a web page. Changing Laws, Changing Lives September 2019    Dear Friends—   “Homelessness is a disgrace.” As someone who has spent over three decades working to end homelessness in America, I couldn’t agree more with thi…

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September 12, 2019 at 4:04 PM

Message to Partners and Media

    Message to partners and media:   Earlier this week, President Trump ordered White House officials to launch a sweeping effort to address homeless encampments in California. While the Law Center agrees that unsheltered homelessness is a crisis in California and across the c…

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August 22, 2019 at 8:07 PM

In Just Times August 2019

Having trouble viewing this email? View as a web page. Changing Laws, Changing Lives August 2019    Dear Friends—   I’m writing as we’ve just said good-bye to our summer interns—both law and undergraduate. They did stellar work for us, and you can read about them…

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August 19, 2019 at 6:35 PM

Webinar on Legal Rights and Challenges Facing Homeless Youth

  Legal Rights and Challenges Facing Homeless Youth Register now for a free, live webinar training September 5, 2019 | 3:30 - 4:30 PM EDT   Each year, an estimated 4.2 million youth and young adults experience homelessness, 700,000 of whom are minors who are not with a parent …

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August 6, 2019 at 8:19 PM

Housing Not Handcuffs Summer Edition

Having trouble viewing this email? View as a web page. Summer 2019 Dear Supporters and Endorsers of the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign, This has been a busy time for the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign, with the National Forum on the Human Right to Housing happening in June (summary …

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July 16, 2019 at 8:19 PM

In Just Times July 2019

Having trouble viewing this email? View as a web page. Changing Laws, Changing Lives July 2019    Dear Friends—   This year we’re celebrating the Law Center’s 30th anniversary and I’m looking back as well as forward.   In 1996, a UN conference in Istanbul, where …

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