The twin goals of the Fair Housing Act are to prohibit discrimination in housing, and to replace existing patterns of residential racial segregation with “truly integrated and balanced living patterns.” Notwithstanding, racial discrimination in market rate housing informs the disproportionate […]
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Working with Unsheltered People: Findings from the Alliance’s Workforce Survey
Written by: Joy Moses, Vice President of Research and Evidence During the summer of 2023, the Alliance surveyed the nation’s homeless services workforce. The online questions were answered by 5,044 people in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. […]
Homelessness Reaches the Supreme Court: As It Weighs One Approach, A Better One Waits in the Wings
Written by: Joy Moses, Vice President of Research and Evidence In evaluating the case of City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider amicus briefs filed by a collection of jurisdictions that express varying levels […]
NAEH, NLIHC, CBPP: Supreme Court Case Highlights Need for Leaders to Address Homelessness with Humane, Proven Strategies
On April 22, the solutions to homelessness will come into full view when the U.S. Supreme Court hears the most important case in decades influencing how communities treat their residents experiencing homelessness. At the heart of the case, Grants Pass, […]
How the Supreme Court Could Impact Homelessness
About the Case The narrow issue in the case is whether a local government can issue tickets, fines, arrests, or otherwise punish people for “camping” outside in public spaces – even when adequate indoor shelter and housing spaces aren’t available […]