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Tag Archives: event
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
Law Center Hosts Event Marking 25th Anniversary of McKinney-Vento
Twenty-five years ago—on July 22, 1987—Congress passed the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. This landmark legislation provides federal funding for shelters and other services for people who are homeless. It also offered educational protections for children whose families do not have a … Continue reading
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Tagged event, homelessness, McKinney-Vento Act
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Law Center Launches “All-In to End Homelessness” Campaign
On Thursday, April 12, the Law Center kicked off its “All-In to End Homelessness” campaign, in partnership with American University’s School of Communication. The campaign includes a solidarity drive, asking people to pledge to go “all-in” to end homelessness. We … Continue reading
Go “All-In to End Homelessness” This Thursday!!
Join Us at American University in Washington, D.C. In partnership with American University, the Law Center will be sponsoring a rally this Thursday, from 12 – 4 pm, where you can make the Pledge to go “All-In to End Homelessness.” … Continue reading
Celebrating the 13th Annual McKinney-Vento Awards!
Each year, the Law Center recognizes outstanding contributions by individuals and organizations to the movement to end homelessness at its 13th Annual McKinney-Vento Awards. This year’s event will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 21 at the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel in … Continue reading
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Tagged education, event, foreclosure, Human Rights, McKinney-Vento Awards
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Sleepless in Seattle
I woke up at 5:15 Wednesday morning in a downtown Seattle hotel. As I struggled to get out of bed at such an early hour, I remembered why I was there – for an 8 a.m. meeting in Tacoma, with … Continue reading
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Tagged children & youth, education, event, homelessness, Housing
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String of Small Moments
Each day, as my computer shakes to life, I’m conscious that the work my colleagues do is vitally important. But the enormity of homelessness and poverty can weigh on a person, and numb them to the good days. I wonder … Continue reading