Monthly Archives: October 2010

Oh, what a night!

People seem to be drawn to the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty in many different ways. Some come to us because they are fighting to keep homeless children in school. Others come because they are interested in our … Continue reading

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HUD Secretary Donovan to Speak Tomorrow Night

With the McKinney-Vento Awards coming up tomorrow night, this is the final post in a series on our honorees and distinguished guests. Shaun Donovan became the 15th United States Secretary for Housing and Urban Development on January 26, 2009. Believing … Continue reading

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The Power of Pro Bono

In the run-up to next Thursday’s McKinney-Vento Awards, we’ll be featuring a series of posts on our honorees and distinguished guests.  Make sure you keep checking back! At the Law Center, we like to say we’re “changing laws and changing … Continue reading

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The Path to Advocacy

In the run-up to next Thursday’s McKinney-Vento Awards, we’ll be featuring a series of posts on our honorees and distinguished guests.  Make sure you keep checking back! When you’re young, you have a pretty good idea of where you want … Continue reading

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The Humanity of Policy

In the run-up to next Thursday’s McKinney-Vento Awards, we’ll be featuring a series of posts on our honorees and distinguished guests.  Make sure you keep checking back! As a national policy organization, we focus on the big picture, working to … Continue reading

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World Habitat Day 2010

Following her mission to the U.S. in 2009, the UN’s top expert on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, issued a report spotlighting the many failures of the wealthiest country on the planet to secure adequate housing for its … Continue reading

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