This is a dangerous time. People who are experiencing homelessness, or who have worked in the field, knew as soon as the news came out: homeless people would be especially susceptible to becoming sick, and to experiencing the virus’s worst […]
Author: Steve Berg
An Essential Way to Help During COVID-19: Advocate
More reports come in every day of high rates of COVID-19 in homeless shelters, and of homeless people dying on the streets. Communities are working hard to keep homeless people safe and keep the number of homeless people from skyrocketing. […]
What’s in the Coronavirus Bill for Homelessness?
The Senate has passed the CARES Act, the third and largest supplemental spending bill responding to the COVID-19 epidemic and resulting economic dislocation. Every indication is that the House of Representatives will pass the bill and the President will sign […]
What Does the President’s Budget Proposal Mean for Homelessness Programs?
The President’s budget proposal for FY 2021 was released yesterday, which kicks off the Alliance’s work on federal spending for the year. The President’s budget is a proposal and nothing more: Congress makes the decisions about which federal accounts get […]
When Sleeping Outside is Breaking the Law
Can a city make it a criminal offense to sleep outside, if there are no shelters or other places for homeless people to sleep inside? That’s the issue in City of Boise v. Martin, a case that the Supreme Court […]