Tag Archives: McKinney-Vento Awards

Law Center to Honor Emmy® Award-winning Food Network Star Sandra Lee

Posted on August 22, 2012 by homelessnesslaw

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 →

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Celebrating the 13th Annual McKinney-Vento Awards!

Posted on September 20, 2011 by homelessnesslaw

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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Oh, what a night!

Posted on October 19, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

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

Posted on October 13, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

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

Posted on October 8, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

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

Posted on October 7, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

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

Posted on October 7, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

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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String of Small Moments

Posted on September 10, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

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 →

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