This blog post has been updated to include insights from a September 2 Webinar on the current state of Congressional action on affordable housing. What’s Happening in Congress Now? Congress is working on several different spending bills all at once […]
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Five Truths About Shared Housing
What’s so wrong with shared housing? The answer is nothing. Shared housing is a completely normal and accepted living situation. Families share housing while raising kids. Roommates share housing, especially in major cities with extremely tight rental markets. College students […]
A Legal Matter: Laws that Disproportionately Impact People Experiencing Homelessness
There are particular laws and policies that explicitly target and harm people experiencing homelessness. These include camping bans, sit/stand ordinances, and the plethora of other “quality of life” laws. These laws criminalize the state of being homeless. They saddle people […]
Centering Racial Equity in the Greater New Orleans CoC
Author: Shercole King and Garrick Rattler, on behalf of UNITY’s Racial Equity Task Force Picture Credit: Press Street of New Orleans, Painted by NOCCA Students. Photographer: Shercole King “I knew then, and I know now, when it comes to justice, […]
Big Budgets, Big Asks: Key 2021 Legislative Priorities for Homelessness
The timing is perfect! On May 28, President Biden released his detailed budget request for fiscal year 2022. It included aggressive requests for funding increases for programs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that are key […]