Emergency shelter is a critical component of the homeless services system. Shelters allow people experiencing homelessness to access immediate needs like sleep, food, medical care, and safety. Effective emergency shelters are also oriented towards attaining permanent housing. However, people of […]
Category: Racial Inequalities
Police Violence, Homelessness, and Black Lives
No charges filed. Such was the verdict in the case of Charley Leundeu Keunang, a Black Cameroonian emigrant who lived in LA’s Skid Row until being shot to death by three police officers in March 2015. The same decision was reached […]
Guidance on Registering Clients to Vote and Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Efforts for Homeless Providers (webinar)
The National Alliance to End Homelessness, the Fair Elections Center, and the Alliance for Justice’s Bolder Advocacy Program hosted a webinar for providers to discover ways to quickly and effectively ramp up voter registration efforts, understand how to legally and […]
People Experiencing Homelessness Have a Right to Vote: The Time to Register Is Now
Communities across the country are ramping up their efforts to ensure that people are registered to vote for the upcoming election. It is critical to ensure that people experiencing homelessness are registered to vote, and are able to exercise this […]
Lived Experience Shows Equal Access Protections Must Stay
This summer, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced its intention to amend the 2016 update to the Equal Access Rule. This policy protects transgender and gender non-conforming individuals experiencing homelessness by mandating that shelter providers accommodate a […]