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 […]
Category: Racial Inequalities
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 […]
Statement on the Revocation of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule
The National Alliance to End Homelessness stands opposed to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) decision to revoke the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule (AFFH rule). The AFFH rule is a critically important tool for addressing the housing discrimination caused by historical and systemic racism in our cities, […]
The Virtual Town Hall on Ending Homelessness: A Time to Reflect, Inspire, Engage and Act
A week after the live stream of the virtual 2020 Town Hall on Ending Homelessness, I am still on an emotional high due to the overwhelming positive reception of the event. As the Director of Events, I was disappointed that the Alliance was unable […]