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Washington, D.C., October 22, 2024 — Election Day is quickly approaching, and soon Americans will be voting in the 2024 presidential election. As important issues such as the economy, national security, and health care make headlines, candidates are also discussing the issue of housing affordability for the first time.

The National Alliance to End Homelessness today extends its gratitude to Diane Yentel, for her leadership, partnership, and stewardship of the National Low Income Housing Coalition.

As the leading homeless policy organizations in California, with deep commitments to ending homelessness for the nearly 200,000 people sleeping outside or in shelters on any given night around the state, we stand united in opposition to Proposition 36, which will likely make homelessness worse.

Today, the National Alliance to End Homelessness expresses its deepest sympathies to the families, individuals, communities, and businesses impacted by the most recent natural disasters that hit the Southeast.

Homelessness in the United States is currently at the highest levels in the history of record keeping by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Although extensive research points to the nation’s prolonged affordable housing crisis as the primary driver of this increase, widespread misunderstanding of the causes of and solutions to end homelessness…

The National Alliance to End Homelessness today urged homeless services organizations to participate in National Voter Registration Day. As a first step, providers are encouraged to work with program participants and consult non-partisan resources to confirm their registration status.

Homelessness in the United States is currently at the highest levels in the history of record keeping by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Although extensive research points to the nation’s prolonged affordable housing crisis as the primary driver of this increase, widespread misunderstanding of the causes of and solutions to end homelessness…

The National Alliance to End Homelessness today condemned the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson. Under the ruling, localities will be able to arrest, ticket, and fine people for sleeping outdoors on public property, even if leaders have failed to produce enough affordable housing or shelter for…

Even in a divided country, we can agree that homelessness is terrible, especially in a country as rich as ours. We should also agree on the solutions that have been proven time and again to solve homelessness. On April 22, the solutions to homelessness will come into full view when the U.S. Supreme Court hears…

On April 22, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments on the case of City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson. This is the first major case on homelessness to be heard by the Supreme Court since the 1980s and could set a precedent to allow communities to ticket or…