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Category Archives: Veterans
The 2015 National Forum on the Human Right to Housing
Wednesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 25 marked the Law Center’s two-day National Forum on the Human Right to Housing, hosted by the Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center in Washington, D.C. The event gathered organizers, attorneys and legal service providers, … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Youth, Civil Rights, Criminalization, Domestic Violence, Housing, Human Rights, Race, Veterans
Tagged homelessness, Housing, Human Rights
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First Read: Homeless Bill of Rights, Job Training for Homeless Vets, More
Rhode Island’s Homeless Bill of Rights Mother Jones has today’s first word on the civil rights of homeless people. Thanks to the combined efforts of the Law Center and the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless, Governor Lincoln Chafee is … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Human Rights, Veterans
Tagged Civil Rights, homelessness, Human Rights, veterans
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Veterans Day a Reminder That There’s More to Be Done
On this Veterans Day, I thought I’d write about why I think ending homelessness for veterans is so important, and really is achievable. I am not a veteran. I don’t have any family members who were veterans. And most of … Continue reading
Parades and Ribbons Are Not Enough
One of the Law Center’s central tenets is to address not only the consequences of homelessness but also its underlying causes. Like many advocates, we proceed from the understanding that housing insecurity doesn’t arise in a vacuum but, rather, stems … Continue reading
National Conference on Ending Homelessness
The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty is pleased to serve as a conference partner for the 2011 National Conference on Ending Homelessness. The following guest post comes to us from Catherine An, communications and media relations specialist at … Continue reading
SOTU: Fighting for the Average American Now
Everyone seems to offer a response to the State of the Union address these days. We even got two televised responses last night. So I thought I would as well. Unfortunately, there’s not a whole lot to say. The President … Continue reading
The Injustice of Veteran Homelessness
I have a friend, Al, who served in the U.S. military for several years. This was decades ago, but he can often be seen wearing a VFW jacket or a ball cap commemorating one of the wars in which he … Continue reading