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  National Homelessness Law Center (formerly the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty) · [email protected]
October 5, 2020 at 4:42 PM

In TWO Days! Reframing the Conversation: Offensive and Defensive Communications in the Time of COVID

            Reframing the Conversation: Offensive and Defensive Communications in the Time of COVID    Today, you can get someone’s attention and sway their beliefs in the time it takes to write a Tweet. At this speed, preparing for both reactive and proactive communi…
  National Homelessness Law Center (formerly the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty) · [email protected]
September 24, 2020 at 7:05 PM

Join us in two weeks! Reframing the Conversation: Offensive and Defensive Communications in the Time of COVID

          Reframing the Conversation: Offensive and Defensive Communications in the Time of COVID    Today, you can get someone’s attention and sway their beliefs in the time it takes to write a Tweet. At this speed, preparing for both reactive and proactive communica…
  National Homelessness Law Center (formerly the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty) · [email protected]
September 21, 2020 at 3:12 PM

In TWO Days! Voting Rights for People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Crisis

            Voting Rights for People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Crisis   As citizens of this country, participation in the electoral process is our primary method for voicing our concerns about the issues we hold dear, the conditions that impact us…
  National Homelessness Law Center (formerly the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty) · [email protected]
September 15, 2020 at 7:22 PM

In Just Times September 2020: Housing Is Healthcare

Changing Laws, Changing Lives September 2020          Dear Friends—   As the schoo…
  National Homelessness Law Center (formerly the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty) · [email protected]
September 14, 2020 at 3:54 PM

Join us on Sept. 23! Voting Rights for People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Crisis

          Voting Rights for People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Crisis   As citizens of this country, participation in the electoral process is our primary method for voicing our concerns about the issues we hold dear, the conditions that impact us, a…
  National Homelessness Law Center (formerly the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty) · [email protected]
September 8, 2020 at 3:04 PM

In One Day- Join us for Business Responses to Homelessness & COVID-19: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

                 Business Responses to Homelessness & COVID-19: The Good, Bad, and Ugly   Private businesses can play a powerful role in addressing homelessness. Join us Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 2pm EDT, to hear about businesses around the country that have…
  National Homelessness Law Center (formerly the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty) · [email protected]
August 28, 2020 at 3:57 PM

Join us Sept. 9th- Business Responses to Homelessness & COVID-19: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

            Business Responses to Homelessness & COVID-19: The Good, Bad, and Ugly   Private businesses can play a powerful role in addressing homelessness. Join us Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 2pm EDT, to hear about businesses around the country that have used…
  National Homelessness Law Center (formerly the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty) · [email protected]
August 24, 2020 at 6:24 PM

IN TWO DAYS! Homeless Youth & Education in the Time of COVID-19

            Homeless Youth and Education in the Time of COVID-19   Before the COVID-19 pandemic threw schools into the chaos of virtual schooling and plans for reopening, children experiencing homelessness already faced numerous barriers to education. The McKinney-Ve…
  National Homelessness Law Center (formerly the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty) · [email protected]
August 19, 2020 at 5:17 PM

In Just Times August 2020: Optimism for the Future

Changing Laws, Changing Lives August 2020          Dear Friends—   You may have al…
  National Homelessness Law Center · [email protected]
August 10, 2020 at 3:39 PM

In Two Days! Media and Narrative Building on Homelessness and COVID-19

              Media and Narrative Building on Homelessness and COVID-19   The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the value of housing, as staying home has become a literal matter of life-or-death. As the moratorium on eviction comes to an end, a new consciousness…
  National Homelessness Law Center · [email protected]
August 5, 2020 at 4:47 PM

Webinar in ONE Week! Media and Narrative Building on Homelessness and COVID-19

                  Media and Narrative Building on Homelessness and COVID-19   The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the value of housing, as staying home has become a literal matter of life-or-death. As the moratorium on eviction comes to an end, a new conscious…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
August 1, 2020 at 6:02 PM

Summer 2020 HNH Newsletter

Having trouble viewing this email? View as a web page.   Summer 2020     Dear Supporters and Endorsers of the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign,   Thank you so much for your continued support. The country continu…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
July 30, 2020 at 8:17 PM

Media and Narrative Building on Homelessness and COVID-19

              Media and Narrative Building on Homelessness and COVID-19   The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the value of housing, as staying home has become a literal matter of life-or-death. As the moratorium on eviction comes to an end, a new consciousness …
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
July 27, 2020 at 6:58 PM

IN TWO DAYS! Sweeps & COVID-19: Organizing and Legal Strategies to Stop the Sweeps During and After the Pandemic

          Sweeps & COVID-19: Organizing and Legal Strategies to Stop the Sweeps of Homeless Encampments During and After the Pandemic   Outdoor encampments have grown along with the nation's affordable housing gap, and because homelessness has a disparate racial i…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
July 22, 2020 at 1:51 PM

Sweeps & COVID-19: Organizing and Legal Strategies to Stop the Sweeps During and After the Pandemic

          Sweeps & COVID-19: Organizing and Legal Strategies to Stop the Sweeps of Homeless Encampments During and After the Pandemic   Outdoor encampments have grown along with the nation's affordable housing gap, and because homelessness has a disparate racial i…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
July 21, 2020 at 8:36 PM

Sweeps & COVID-19: Organizing and Legal Strategies to Stop the Sweeps During and After the Pandemic

          Sweeps & COVID-19: Organizing and Legal Strategies to Stop the Sweeps of Homeless Encampments During and After the Pandemic   Outdoor encampments have grown along with the nation's affordable housing gap, and because homelessness has a disparate racial i…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
July 14, 2020 at 4:54 PM

In Just Times July 2020: A Critical Opportunity for Real Change

Changing Laws, Changing Lives July 2020          Dear Friends—   Each month as rent come…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
July 13, 2020 at 4:38 PM

In Two Days! Join us for Housing Not Handcuffs: Hope for Change at the Federal Level

    Housing Not Handcuffs: Hope for Change at the Federal Level   Since 2016, the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign has been supporting efforts at the federal, state, and local levels to #DefundThePolice and invest resources into the human right to housing.   Now, it i…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
July 9, 2020 at 2:22 PM

Join Rep. Pramila Jayapal Next Week for Housing Not Handcuffs: Hope for Change at the Federal Level

    Housing Not Handcuffs: Hope for Change at the Federal Level   Since 2016, the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign has been supporting efforts at the federal, state, and local levels to #DefundThePolice and invest resources into the human right to housing. Now, it is …
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
July 2, 2020 at 8:41 PM

Join us July 15 for Housing Not Handcuffs: Hope for Change at the Federal Level

    Housing Not Handcuffs: Hope for Change at the Federal Level   Since 2016, the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign has been supporting efforts at the federal, state, and local levels to #DefundThePolice and invest resources into the human right to housing. Now, it is mo…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
June 29, 2020 at 4:43 PM

In TWO Days! Protecting Renters, Preventing Homelessness, & COVID-19

      Protecting Renters, Preventing Homelessness, & COVID-19   On July 1, rent will be due again for millions of Americans who have been laid off from their employment and are struggling to make ends meet.   Eviction moratoria have provided temporary relief for …
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
June 23, 2020 at 2:17 PM

July 1st! Protecting Renters, Preventing Homelessness, & COVID-19

      Protecting Renters, Preventing Homelessness, & COVID-19   On July 1, rent will be due again for millions of Americans who have been laid off from their employment and are struggling to make ends meet.   Eviction moratoria have provided temporary relief for …
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
June 17, 2020 at 4:45 PM

In Just Times June 2020: Fighting for Policies to Make Real Change

Changing Laws, Changing Lives June 2020          Dear Friends—   I hope you are finding …
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
June 15, 2020 at 4:06 PM

In TWO Days! Policing, Incarceration, Homelessness, & COVID-19

      Policing, Incarceration, Homelessness, & COVID-19   People experiencing homelessness, especially people of color, face a far greater risk of being targeted, profiled, fined, arrested, harassed, violated, and incarcerated for minor offenses than other Americ…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
June 5, 2020 at 5:28 PM

June 17th Webinar! Policing, Incarceration, Homelessness, & COVID-19

    Policing, Incarceration, Homelessness, & COVID-19   People experiencing homelessness, especially people of color, face a far greater risk of being targeted, profiled, fined, arrested, harassed, violated, and incarcerated for minor offenses than other Americans…
  Maria Foscarinis · [email protected]
June 2, 2020 at 5:56 PM

Statement on Recent Killings of Unarmed Black Americans

The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty condemns the recent brutal killings George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery—and of so many others before them. Our thoughts are with their families, their friends, and their communities.   We know this violence has …
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
June 1, 2020 at 6:04 PM

In TWO Days! Racial Equity, Homelessness, & COVID-19

      Racial Equity, Homelessness, & COVID-19   COVID-19 is intensifying the daily impacts of systematic racism on people of color who are already experiencing limited access to resources such as housing, comprehensive healthcare and testing, and the disproportio…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
May 22, 2020 at 2:54 PM

Webinar June 3rd! Racial Equity, Homelessness, & COVID-19

      Racial Equity, Homelessness, & COVID-19   In the United States, communities of color are bearing the brunt of the pandemic’s health and socioeconomic consequences. COVID-19 is intensifying the daily impacts of systematic racism on people of color who are al…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
May 19, 2020 at 7:13 PM

In Just Times May 2020: Paying Tribute to Our Partners

Changing Laws, Changing Lives May 2020          Dear Friends—   May is when we typically hold an event to …
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
May 18, 2020 at 1:37 PM

In TWO Days! COVID-19 and The Human Right to Housing

      COVID-19 and The Human Right to Housing   The spread of COVID-19 has shed necessary light on the need for a right to housing.   The United Nations has issued guidance to protect the human rights of homeless people during the pandemic. Following advocacy from gr…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 4:48 PM

Join us on May 20! COVID-19 and The Human Right to Housing

            COVID-19 and The Human Right to Housing   The spread of COVID-19 has shed necessary light on the need for a right to housing. Individuals without stable housing face greater difficulty taking preventative actions and are more vulnerable to an outbreak of h…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
May 8, 2020 at 3:22 PM

Housing + Healthcare = Human Rights

  Dear John,   On behalf of the communities we serve, thank you for your continued support of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty. As we witness the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our unhoused neighbors, we see how housing and health are intimately connec…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
May 5, 2020 at 3:07 PM

Protecting each other protects us all - Support this #GivingTuesdayNow

  Dear John,   Protecting people experiencing homeless protects us all.   Join the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty in celebrating #GivingTuesdayNow – a global day of giving and unity in response to the unprecedented needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.   We remain stead…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
May 4, 2020 at 3:24 PM

Join us on May 6! COVID-19 and Constitutional Rights Webinar

            COVID-19 and Constitutional Rights:  State-Created Danger and Cruel & Unusual Punishment   Policies and practices that unconstitutionally punish people for lacking housing are at an all-time high, and enforcement of these policies is especially harmful…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
April 30, 2020 at 3:07 PM

Together We Can!

  Dear John,   I hope you and your family are well and safe during this difficult time. Unfortunately, our unhoused neighbors face great peril.   Unfortunately, COVID-19 has exacerbated the hardships and dangers that those experiencing homelessness endure on a daily basis.   Now more than…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
April 23, 2020 at 7:09 PM

Join us on May 6! COVID-19 and Constitutional Rights Webinar

            COVID-19 and Constitutional Rights:  State-Created Danger and Cruel & Unusual Punishment   Policies and practices that unconstitutionally punish people for lacking housing are at an all-time high, and enforcement of these policies is especially harmful…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
April 21, 2020 at 7:59 PM

In Just Times April 2020: Take Action and Help Fight COVID-19

Changing Laws, Changing Lives April 2020          Dear Friends—   I hope you, your family, and your friends are safe and well.   So ma…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
April 21, 2020 at 1:45 PM

Combating Criminalization During COVID-19 - Join Us Tomorrow!

            Combating Criminalization During COVID-19:  Getting People Housed and Keeping People Housed   The spread of COVID-19 has shed necessary light on the need for a right to housing. Individuals without stable housing face greater difficulty taking preventative…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
April 14, 2020 at 8:54 PM

Combating Criminalization During COVID-19 - Join Us Next Week!

            Combating Criminalization During COVID-19     The spread of COVID-19 has shed necessary light on the need for a right to housing. Individuals without stable housing face greater difficulty taking preventative actions and are more vulnerable to an outbreak …
  Maria Foscarinis · [email protected]
March 24, 2020 at 3:04 PM

A Message From Our Founder

  Dear John,   I hope you and your families are well and taking good care of yourselves. I’m writing at this unprecedented time to update you on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Law Center and on our work. Our staff are now all working remotely, and we are all working tirelessly to…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
March 19, 2020 at 1:44 PM

In Just Times March 2020: Combatting Coronavirus Starts With Us

Changing Laws, Changing Lives March 2020          Dear Friends—   I’m writing at a time of crisis for all of us—and especially for our unhoused neighbors and fr…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
March 10, 2020 at 7:57 PM

Scholarship Application for the Forum

  Wednesday and Thursday, June 3-4, 2020 The National Forum on the Human Right to Housing  Washington, DC   People experiencing homelessness and housing poverty are challenged by limited resources in their pursuit of housing justice. Understanding the importance of having…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
March 10, 2020 at 7:44 PM

Scholarship Application for the Forum

  Wednesday and Thursday, June 3-4, 2020 The National Forum on the Human Right to Housing  Washington, DC   People experiencing homelessness and housing poverty are challenged by limited resources in their pursuit of housing justice. Understanding the importance of having p…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
March 3, 2020 at 6:18 PM

Propose your workshop TODAY!

  Wednesday and Thursday, June 3-4, 2020 The National Forum on the Human Right to Housing  Washington, DC   We are still accepting workshop proposals for our 2020 National Forum on the Human Right to Housing, and it is not too late to submit your session ideas! These workshop…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
March 3, 2020 at 5:38 PM

Propose your workshop TODAY!

  Wednesday and Thursday, June 3-4, 2020 The National Forum on the Human Right to Housing  Washington, DC   We are still accepting workshop proposals for our 2020 National Forum on the Human Right to Housing, and it is not too late to submit your session ideas! These workshop…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
February 25, 2020 at 4:58 PM

2020 Forum: Call for Workshops!

  Wednesday and Thursday, June 3-4, 2020 The National Forum on the Human Right to Housing  Washington, DC   Each year, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty hosts a National Forum on the Human Right to Housing. People who are currently or formerly homeless, attorneys,…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
February 25, 2020 at 4:51 PM

2020 Forum: Call for Workshops!

  Wednesday and Thursday, June 3-4, 2020 The National Forum on the Human Right to Housing  Washington, DC   Each year, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty hosts a National Forum on the Human Right to Housing. People who are currently or formerly homeless, attorneys,…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
February 18, 2020 at 5:03 PM

In Just Times February 2020: Housing Justice is Racial Justice

Changing Laws, Changing Lives February 2020          Dear Friends—   Race and racism play pivotal—yet little discussed—roles in homelessness. Recent research shows that people of color a…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
February 5, 2020 at 4:59 PM

TODAY! The 2019 State Index on Youth Homelessness: Join the Discussion

            2019 State Index on Youth Homelessness     Each year, True Colors United and the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty come together to support advocates, policymakers, and youth themselves by identifying problems and promising practices in sta…
  National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty · [email protected]
January 24, 2020 at 3:27 PM

The 2019 State Index on Youth Homelessness: Join the Discussion

            2019 State Index on Youth Homelessness     Each year, True Colors United and the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty come together to support advocates, policymakers, and youth themselves by identifying problems and promising practices in sta…