Join us in calling for housing justice with The Way Home DC here: bit.ly/3y6MQuG

Homelessness is inextricably linked to racial injustice. #CAHomelessness Study findings showed that people of color account for almost three-quarters of the state’s homeless population, a consequence of the ongoing effects of structurally racist policies.

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Comment below - what is home to you? 🗨️⬇️

No matter what home means to us, we all need a place to sleep at night.

🏡 🚨 📢 There are alternatives to arresting people that communities can act on now. The real solution is providing access to housing they can afford and the support services they need to become stable. #HomelessnessIsSolvable

Learn the facts: bit.ly/3xmp8dv

Fact of the Week: Black and Latino Renters Experience Higher Rates of Housing Cost Burden Than White Renters. #TheGap24

During #OlderAmericansMonth , it is crucial for policymakers to address the unique needs of older adults who experience homelessness, or may be at risk.

Take a look at what factors drive older adult homelessness: buff.ly/4brKCEB

As rents skyrocket, the number of people who can access stable and secure housing decreases. We need to implement real solutions, because everyone needs a safe and affordable place to live.

We are powerful when we work together and share our vision for a future where everyone has a safe and affordable place to live. Read Grover Wehman-Brown's reflection on #johnsonvgrantspass : housingnarrativelab.org/2024/05/06/eve… National Homelessness Law Center

This right here. ⬇️ Every person should have access to safe, affordable housing.

Join together and stand up for housing justice! Come to this event in DC to help stop encampment evictions and the displacement of 70 people.

Join us next week to raise your voice for housing justice! We are rallying in front of the Wilson Building to urge our local leaders to invest in housing and supportive services - not encampment sweeps. RSVP to join us here: bit.ly/RallyForHousing

WE KNOW that the cost of housing is pushing people into unstable housing situations and homelessness. Learn more about the data here: johnsonvgrantspass.com/press-1/f/pres…

'They who hold the power, shape the narrative.' Don't miss my conversation with Marisol Bello Housing Narrative Lab about (finally) piercing through damaging messages about homelessness to create a nuanced narrative that makes solving homelessness possible. bit.ly/3Qnls27

'You're giving tickets to people who can't afford to pay rent or eat? How do you expect them to pay these tickets. I don't understand where we lost our humanity.'

We don't either, Gerri.

“Is your co-worker sleeping in their car? You may never know. I had three jobs in the time I lived out of my car. Good jobs, too — serving $100 steaks and $1,000 bottles of Cabernet.” Criminalizing homelessness hurts far more people than you would imagine. #HousingNotHandcuffs

'... I excelled in school — and am an employed, drug-free, taxpaying citizen...' Many people 'are just one layoff, rent hike, medical emergency or divorce away from being where I am.' says Sandy Myskowski.

#affordablehousing shortage = more homelessness

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Listen now - Marisol Bello talks about our latest narrative research and how we can all use it to counter decades of damaging messages about who becomes homeless and why. 👇🏽

🧡💛💚💙 this from Tiffany Manuel @thecase via @shelterforce on HOW to say the things to inspire bold, fearless movement, to make the case for abundant housing options. (Thanks for research shout out.) shelterforce.org/2024/04/26/cri…