Many people aren’t aware of laws, court cases, or other rules cover the issue of homelessness but some of them are…
The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP) is responsible and committed to finding solutions that addresses the cause of homelessness. Not only does the organization help to fight for this issue, it also serves as a voice to many homeless Americans by speaking effectively to federal, state, and local policy makers. It also produces investigative reports and provides legal and policy support to local organizations. The NLCHP challenge laws that punish people for homelessness and poverty, and that make it even harder for them to find housing and jobs. Additionally, they preserve the right of homeless people by advocating human and civil rights of all to protect them from harm/threats. Most importantly, NLCHP provides access for families and individuals in need of housing. https://www.nlchp.org/documents/Wrongs_to_Rights_HBOR
Coalition for the Homeless has been working with the Legal Aid Society and other organizations over the past 3 decades to protect the rights to shelter the homeless against threats by various city and state officials. Approximately 30 years ago, New York City’s then-Mayor Giuliani announced that the City would begin escorting homeless families and individuals from shelter to the streets if they failed to engage in workfare or bureaucratic rules. This meant that children of ejected homeless families would have been taken into foster care with their parents left to sleep rough on the streets. However, through a series of legal challenges by Coalition for the Homeless and the Legal Aid Society, it prevented the Giuliani shelter ejection plan. Since 2003, the City has attempted to eject more than a hundred homeless adults from shelters, but Coalition for the Homeless has filed a legal challenge seeking to block the shelter denial rules. Under the partnership with the Legal Aid Society, it has represented dozens of homeless adults threatened with loss of shelter and has managed to prevent many wrongful shelter ejections. Till this day, this organization continues to fight for ejection regulation and shelter-denial procedure in order to protect homeless children and adults — in particular people living with disabilities — from loss of shelter. http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/state-of-the-homeless-2018/
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