The State of Homelessness and Poverty in America

On Thursday, July 19 from 2 - 4 PM at the National Association of Realtors' top floor and roof-deck at 500 New Jersey Ave., NW, the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty will recognize the 25^th Anniversary of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and consider "The State of Homelessness and Poverty in America." Special guests will include Congresswoman Judy Biggert (IL-R) and Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), and  the event will feature excerpts from Tom Morgan's upcoming documentary, "These Storied Streets," which shares the heartbreaking and inspiring stories of several homeless people and includes a voice-over by Susan Sarandon.

The event will serve as an opportunity to look back and commemorate the important impact of McKinney-Vento over the past 25 years -- as well as work that remains to be done to meet the goal of ending and preventing homelessness in America. We will also give special recognition to our exemplary LEAP members and pro bono partners.

This event is co-sponsored by The National Center for Housing and Child Welfare, The National Low Income Housing Coalition, The National Alliance to End Homelessness, The Corporation for Supportive Housing, The National Coalition for the Homeless, The National Center on Family Homelessness, The National Network for Youth, and First Focus.

Please RSVP to anniversary@nlchp.org or (202) 638-2535.