Monthly Archives: December 2014

Funding Allocation Made To National Housing Trust Fund

Posted on December 18, 2014 by homelessnesslaw

After more than a decade of work by the Law Center and other advocates seeking to generate more federal funding for affordable housing development, the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) became law in 2008.  The funding source for the NHTF … Continue reading →

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Food-Sharing Ordinance in Dallas Revised

Posted on December 18, 2014 by homelessnesslaw

On Wednesday, December 10, the Law Center formally settled our long-standing litigation with the city of Dallas, over the city’s ordinance imposing unreasonable burdens on religious and other nonprofit organizations seeking to share food with homeless persons in public spaces.  … Continue reading →

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We Still Believe in Human Rights

Posted on December 10, 2014 by homelessnesslaw

United States Interagency Council on Homelessness and the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty Written by Maria Foscarinis, Executive Director of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, and Laura Green Zeilinger, Executive Director of the USICH The … Continue reading →

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