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Category Archives: Housing
Looking Back: A Milestone Year for Homeless Advocacy
The year 2012 was an important milestone for the Law Center, as we marked the 25th anniversary of the McKinney-Vento Act—the first federal legislation to address homelessness—for which our founder and executive director was a primary advocate. But while great … Continue reading
“Fiscal Cliff” Deal Delays Cuts, But Safety-Net Still in Danger
At the close of 2012, Congress and the Administration faced critical fiscal issues: whether to renew the Bush-era tax cuts; sequestration (spending cuts of up to 8 percent in nearly all social and defense programs); and whether to raise the … Continue reading
Posted in Housing
Tagged debt limit, domestic spending, fiscal cliff, safety-net, sequestration, spending cuts
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New Report Shows Millions of Renters at Risk of Eviction and Homelessness
When the foreclosure crisis began in 2008, the national spotlight was on homeowners. But research shows that 40 percent of families facing eviction due to foreclosures are renters. And over the last three years, the total numbers of renters affected … Continue reading
Posted in Housing
Tagged eviction, foreclosure, Housing, PTFA, renters, tenant rights
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Homelessness & Human Rights Day
December 10 is Human Rights Day, a global day of recognition of the basic rights that are fundamental to all human beings. At the Law Center, we’re taking the opportunity to update our report card on U.S. compliance with the … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Human Rights
Tagged Housing, Human Right to Housing, Human Rights, PTFA
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Reflections on the Human Right to Housing
For the last three months, I’ve gotten to live in D.C. and work for the organization that inspired me to go to law school. Sure, that sounds like a white lie you tell your boss to get brownie points, but … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Human Rights
Tagged Human Right to Housing, Northeastern U. School of Law, PHRGE
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The Return of the Rapporteur
Three years to the week since her six-city mission to the U.S., the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, returned to the U.S. to present her report on the financialization of housing to the UN … Continue reading
Poverty & Politics: Three Things Obama and Romney Must Address Tonight
Join us on Twitter tonight, as Law Center Policy Director Jeremy Rosen “live-tweets” during the presidential debate at 9 pm EST. Use hashtag #TalkPoverty. With the presidential election less than six weeks away, President Barack Obama and former Governor Mitt … Continue reading
Voter ID Laws Seek to Prevent Fraud That Doesn’t Exist, Could Disenfranchise Millions
As election season heats up, voter ID laws are in the news. This month’s issue of In Just Times raises important concerns about their impact on marginalized groups, and shows how this is part of a broader trend towards increasing … Continue reading
Americans’ Voting Rights are Under Attack
Help the Law Center protect the right to vote! Voting rights are under attack in a way not seen in decades. Right now, 44 states have current or pending voter ID laws that will make it difficult — or even … Continue reading
Law Center to Honor Emmy® Award-winning Food Network Star Sandra Lee
The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty is proud to announce that it will honor Sandra Lee—multi-Emmy® Award-winning star of Food Network’s Semi-Homemade—for her work on homelessness at the 14th Annual McKinney-Vento Awards on November 15. Lee is a … Continue reading