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November 2019
Today marks the third anniversary of the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign. The Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign combats laws and policies that seek to criminalize people experiencing homelessness. Instead of addressing why residents are experiencing homelessness, cities have increasingly turned to punitive responses, such as criminalizing sleeping outside, in a tent, or in one’s vehicle. Enforcement of these tactics is ineffective, expensive, and only further stigmatizes unhoused people. Instead, cities should work to ensure its residents have access to affordable housing so that no one has to experience homelessness. With your support, the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign has gained over 1,000 endorsers, [...]
Find out moreEach year, the Law Center honors leaders who raise awareness about and advance solutions to prevent and end homelessness. The prestigious awards are presented to innovative change-makers who are fighting for a future where everyone has a place to call home. Our honorees this year include The Walt Disney Company, Baker McKenzie, Rep. Joyce Beatty, JP Morgan Chase, Goodwin Procter, HighQ, and Latham & Watkins. This year is particularly special because 2019 marks the 30th Anniversary of the Law Center, and 30 years of high impact work to protect the rights of people experiencing homelessness. We hope you will join us [...]
Find out moreDecember 2019
National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day remembers those who have died because they did not have shelter. The day takes place each year on the longest night of the year, December 21st, and each event is unique to its community. In DC, People for Fairness Coalition is hosting its 7th Annual Vigil to remember those who died in 2019 without the dignity of a home. The Vigil begins the evening of Thursday, December 19th, and culminates at noon on December 20th with a Homeless Day Memorial Service where the names of individuals who died in DC will be read. This event, like [...]
Find out moreJune 2020
Join us Wednesday, June 3rd at 2 PM EDT/11 AM PST as we discuss racial equity and how it intersects with homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic, and look to find those solutions that will make sure we come out of this crisis better than we went in.
Find out morePeople 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. Marginalization is predominant in communities of color that appear across the spectrum of the criminal system. People experiencing homelessness are regularly criminalized for life-sustaining activities such as sleeping in public spaces, in the absence of housing or shelter, making it even harder for them to exit homelessness. Join us as we discuss how to protect and serve people experiencing homelessness and constructive alternatives to harmful criminalization.
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