Greenville Homeless Alliance’s Post

Cincinnati faces its highest surge in outdoor living in a decade, underlining the urgent need for affordable housing. Organizations like Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition, Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen and Social Center, Strategies to End Homelessness, Inc., and Shelterhouse report the highest increase in unhoused individuals in years. Data from HUD reveals a 46% spike in people living outdoors in Cincinnati and Hamilton County in 2023 compared to 2022.   At the heart of this crisis is the undeniable need for affordable housing in Cincinnati. Soaring living costs and stagnant wages have left many without stable homes. Access to stable housing not only offers individuals a sense of security but opens doors to essential services like healthcare and employment opportunities. Investing in these solutions is investing in the future stability of our community. #affordablehousing #cincinnatiohio #HousingNow

Tell Congress we need affordable housing today and in the future. Recently, our current Executive Branch urged Congress to pass legislation so that all Americans can live in a safe, affordable home. Whether renting or owning, living in a home you can afford and in a neighborhood with opportunities is the foundation for our lives, our children's lives, and the lives of future generations. Our youth are our future, and at Covenant House Florida, we are committed to working toward ending youth homelessness. By providing young people with relentless support, absolute respect, and unconditional love in a safe and nurturing environment, they have the opportunity to thrive and support others. This is the foundation for our communities to flourish and grow. Our youth are also some of the most vulnerable members of our communities and we must not sit back and let affordable housing go further beyond their reach. We need our federal legislators to work together to address the increase in homelessness as living costs continue to climb. Now, we need Congress to see this through by passing urgent affordable housing legislation. How can you help? Simply CLICK BELOW to add your name to our list of supporters. We’re hoping to get every member of our community to sign so we can show members of Congress how critical this issue is to Americans. https://lnkd.in/gdD_dJHM Through the strength of our community, we can make our collective voice heard — and make housing more accessible for all. #housing #affordablehousing #Congress #legislation #petition #useyourvoice #relentlesssupport #absoluterespect #unconditionallove #endyouthhomelessness

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Our Executive Director, Michele Conderino, had the wonderful opportunity to deliver a speech at the NAEH Conference in San Francisco, California this week. The conference was a great platform, where several insightful speakers shared their ideas and strategies to tackle homelessness. One of the most enlightening discussions held at the conference was on "5 things to solve homelessness", led by Tomiquia Moss, Secretary of California's Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. These five things provide a constructive and achievable roadmap to address homelessness: 1. Fostering the belief that solving homelessness is possible by listening to experts and investing in proven solutions. 2. Increasing the availability of affordable housing. 3. Recognizing housing justice as a critical component of racial justice. 4. Making simultaneous investments in Prevention, Interim Housing, and Permanent Housing to achieve positive outcomes. 5. Building political will and public courage to address homelessness. By implementing these 5 strategies, we can work towards a society where everyone has access to safe and affordable housing. #NAEH2024

Have you commented on our 10 Year Housing Plan yet? Read it on our website at: www.achcd.org/reports. The public can leave comments at: https://lnkd.in/gC8f-z6G or at HCD.Policy.Program@acgov.org. You'll learn that: Among other things, the plan is aligned with County policies and practices that promote equitable outcomes for communities marginalized by historically rooted systems of neglect and oppression so that all people can thrive. This can be seen in the disparate housing outcomes, where Black and Brown households are less likely to own a home and are more likely to experience homelessness than White and Asian households. According to the Alameda County Continuum of Care (CoC) report on Centering Racial Equity in Homeless Response System Design, (found at: https://lnkd.in/giDB-FFM...) Black and Indigenous people experience homelessness at a rate four times higher than in Alameda County’s general population. Michelle Starratt Jennifer Pearce Dylan Sweeney John Lo, JD Elizabeth Cook

Why are we allowing politics to get in the way of adding more emergency housing to our region? Because they are catering to their voter base. San Diego County just lost $10 million for a tiny home project b/c our local elected officials are too scared to do the right thing b/c it might sway voters. Grow up and stand up for human dignity and compassion. We can't continue this way. Homelessness isn't a political issue, it's a humanity issue. But, it's been politicized and used as a platform for people to get elected for years now. We need to remove political agendas and heated protestors from the equation so we can quickly reduce the unhoused in our region. As a HomeAid San Diego board member I'm aware of dozens of viable, cost effective housing plans emerging around the region. They ALL face long permitting and other bullshit delays courtesy of our paid city and county staff who are led by elected officials. Our vulnerable homeless families and individuals need and deserve to have the red tape and bureaucracy removed from the building process. Remove all the barriers and look at this as a disaster response. And if someone on the city and county staff doesn't want to move fast, replace them. If they aren't part of the solution they are part of the problem. San Diego News 10 Excerpt: "The State of California says it's taking back $10 million it planned to give San Diego County to fund a project that would've built 150 tiny homes in East County. The problem was the delay in finding a new site after the County Board of Supervisors voted against the original plan during a June 25 meeting after Spring Valley residents voiced their displeasure with the location." #homelessness #sandiego #sandiegohomeless #housingcrisis #unhoused #politics

Impact for Equity strongly condemns the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson. Today’s ruling further criminalizes people experiencing homelessness by allowing local governments to penalize people for sleeping outside when they cannot access shelters or secure permanent housing. At Impact for Equity, we believe housing is a human right and the solution to the crisis of homelessness is more affordable housing, not criminalization. Today’s decision will aggravate the existing housing crises in cities across the country by legalizing the criminalization of homelessness at a time when the number of families experiencing homelessness on any given night is at an all-time high. Impact for Equity remains committed to addressing the root causes of housing instability and we will continue to fight for more affordable housing throughout metropolitan Chicago and Illinois. 

🏘️Support for Affordable Housing in Olympia🏘️ I would like to thank Congresswoman Strickland for hearing my concerns and sharing her commitment to addressing the affordable housing crisis in our region. Her dedication to advocating for federal policies and funding to make safe and stable housing available to all, regardless of income or background, is truly commendable. As an Olympia community member, I am appreciative of her efforts to secure critical funding for housing developments. The City of Olympia is seeking out a federal grant of ~$40.9 million to fund the development of a an affordable housing community specifically in the area known as "The Jungle." This project, which will offer housing to low- and moderate-income families, seniors, and individuals with disabilities, is a significant step forward in alleviating our community’s housing challenges. 🏡 With homelessness increasing by 120 individuals since last year’s Point-in-Time Count, bringing the total to 864 people (and growing) in Thurston County, it’s clear that we need comprehensive and immediate action. Congresswoman Strickland’s work in delivering ~$10 million in community project funding and her fight for more federal resources to support renters and unhoused individuals directly parallels the growing need in our community. The lack of affordable housing options and drug/substance abuse/addiction concerns has led to increased homelessness and housing insecurity, which in turn impacts public health, education, local businesses and the sustainability of the environment. May we all continue to advocate for resources to improve housing stability in each of our communities. Together, we can make a meaningful impact on the quality of life for so many residents in need. 🇺🇸 #AffordableHousing #Olympia #ThurstonCounty #Washington #CommunitySupport #HousingForAll #Leadership #SouthSound #HousingCrisis #TogetherWeRise #commUNITY #AncoraImparo (These views/stances are of my own and do not represent the federal/local governments that I am associated with.)

At Habitat for Humanity, our mission is to bring people together to build homes, communities, and hope. Today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on #JohnsonVGrantsPass – which aims to punish homeless residents for sleeping outside, even when they have no place to go – is counterintuitive to building community and hope. Jailing and fining human beings who are sleeping outside only makes homelessness worse. We hope that regardless of this ruling, communities in Oregon and beyond will take a more empathetic approach to working with community members without shelter. At the top of our minds is addressing the dire lack of affordable housing. We live in a time when many Americans struggle to afford housing – and the issue is especially acute in Oregon, where there is an extreme shortage of housing units. Affordable housing helps create the conditions that free families and individuals from stress and fear, helping build stability and confidence. We are motivated by today's ruling to lean into providing more affordable homes in communities across the state — through direct homebuilding and collective advocacy. Everybody deserves a decent place to live. We invite you to join us in taking meaningful, constructive actions — driven by empathy.