Blog Category: Unsheltered Homelessness
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What It Takes to End Homelessness: Beyond the Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court is about to rule in the case of the City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, the first major case on homelessness to be heard by the Supreme Court since the 1980s. The case will…
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NAEH, NLIHC, CBPP: Supreme Court Case Highlights Need for Leaders to Address Homelessness with Humane, Proven Strategies
Even in a divided country, we can agree that homelessness is terrible, especially in a country as rich as ours. We should also agree on the solutions…
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How the Supreme Court Could Impact Homelessness
The Supreme Court will soon be hearing the case of City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, a rare instance of the Court grappling with the issue…
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Opening Plenary: Innovations and Solutions for Ending Unsheltered Homelessness Conference, March 2024
Good afternoon everyone! It is so wonderful to see you all here in San Francisco for the Alliance’s 2024 Innovations and Solutions to Ending Unsheltered Homelessness Conference….
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What is Preventing Progress on Unsheltered Homelessness?
The number of people enduring unsheltered homelessness rose in most communities across the country last year. Homelessness response…
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Innovations, Solutions, and What We Can Learn in San Francisco
I can’t believe that we are so close to the 2024 Innovations and Solutions for Ending Unsheltered Homelessness conference. It feels like things in life and work are moving so fast this year – and…
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Supreme Court and Homelessness: What the Grants Pass v. Johnson Case Could Do
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to take up the case of City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson to determine whether if, under our Constitution, a local government can make it a crime…
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A Big Year for Homelessness: The Work Ahead in 2024
At the Alliance we have spent the past several weeks looking ahead to what we think 2024 will bring for homelessness and housing issues, and how we as a field can best position ourselves to…
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In Memoriam: A Reflection on Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day
I met Evie as a Jesuit Volunteer in Seattle while working at the local street paper, Real Change News. When I learned that she’d died, it had…
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New Funding Opens Opportunities to Address Unsheltered Homelessness Crisis
Communities across the country are grappling with the overwhelming growth of unsheltered homelessness, spurred by rising housing…