National Alliance to End Homelessness

TAKE ACTION NOW: The Trump Administration is expected to terminate half of all employees at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), making it significantly harder for states and communities to access the federal housing, community development, and homelessness investments they need to address their most pressing challenges. Urge your Members of Congress to protect HUD staff and programs by using National Low Income Housing Coalition's tool: https://lnkd.in/e5pwA-zT)

If advocacy is love in action, then there's no better day to reach out to your elected officials. Sign up for the Alliance's Advocacy Alerts here: https://lnkd.in/eDnMy6-q

The Alliance celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth this February, but Black history is a part of our work all year round. Black homeless services providers, system leaders, advocates, peers, and frontline staff all work to end homelessness across the country, in communities big and small. We recognize and celebrate Black legacies that have often been overlooked, or contributions that have been erased. The work of ending homelessness wouldn't happen without the contributions of Black people throughout the country, in the past and at present. Happy Black History Month!

Laws that criminalize homelessness only worsen the crisis: they increase arrests, create barriers to housing and services, and cause lasting harm to the people they target. A new series of briefs from the Alliance’s Homelessness Research Institute summarizes the conclusions of nearly 100 studies on the topic. Advocates, policymakers, and everyday Americans should use this research to push back on local efforts to criminalize homelessness, and inform effective and humane solutions instead: https://lnkd.in/gGySEhSw

“You’re already fining somebody who’s in an extremely vulnerable position who’s not going to be able to pay that fine,” said Chelsea Haring-Cozzi of CHIP - Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention. "If the fine gets paid, likely it’s going to be paid by a nonprofit partner. And that takes funding away from the actual services and housing solutions we need to be investing in.” https://lnkd.in/eTS58Uya

"The old maxim of measuring a society by how it treats its most vulnerable people is as true today as ever; by that measure, we fail. And whether or not you are sympathetic to the millions of people experiencing homelessness every year, you need to know who they are." More from Kevin Fagan, who will discuss his new book at #NAEH2025: https://lnkd.in/eCdymGsq

As community leaders build out long-term plans to scale up permanent housing and services, what can they do to immediately respond to the needs of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness? The Alliance has developed a set of guidance to help communities answer these questions and plan out interim strategies. Join tomorrow's webinar to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gaqExVjR

It's not too late to join us today at 2:00 pm ET for the Advancing Homelessness Solutions webinar! Together with National Alliance to End Homelessness and Center on Budget and Policy Priorities we will discuss the federal funding freeze, updates on executive actions and ways that advocates can get involved. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/41cPeMU

Join the Alliance, National Low Income Housing Coalition, and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for a webinar on the recent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) federal funding freeze, the administration’s announced intention to revoke the Equal Access Rule, and the confirmation hearing of HUD Secretary Nominee Scott Turner. The webinar will take place Tuesday, February 11 from 2:00 – 3:00 P.M. ET. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ecSYVMAJ

"As a field, we must strengthen our collective advocacy muscle so that this becomes a part of our day-to-day work: not just something we do when standing at the edge of the cliff." More from Marcy Thompson: https://lnkd.in/eFaw3rkh