Housing ends homelessness. Too many are forced to find shelter in public places with only a blanket and pillow. This isn't a choice—it's a harsh reality stemming from a nationwide shortage of safe, affordable housing. The upcoming #SCOTUS case, Johnson v. Grants Pass, poses a crucial question: Do we address #homelessness with punishment or support? Visit johnsonvgrantspass.com to learn more.
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Housing ends homelessness. Too many are forced to find shelter in public places with only a blanket and pillow. This isn't a choice—it's a harsh reality stemming from a nationwide shortage of safe, affordable housing. The #SCOTUS case, Johnson v. Grants Pass, poses a crucial question: Do we address #homelessness with punishment or support? Visit johnsonvgrantspass.com to learn more.
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Housing ends homelessness. Too many are forced to find shelter in public places with only a blanket and pillow. This isn't a choice—it's a harsh reality stemming from a nationwide shortage of safe, affordable housing. The #SCOTUS case Johnson v. Grants Pass poses a crucial question: Do we address #homelessness with punishment or support? Visit here to learn more: johnsonvgrantspass.com #EndHomelessness #JohnsonVGrantsPass
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Today, the Supreme Court will hear the most important case about homelessness in 40 years. Johnson v. Grants Pass will determine whether cities can punish people for things like sleeping outside with a pillow or blanket, even when there are no safe shelter options. Criminalizing homelessness is cruel, ineffective, and distracts from real solutions like housing and supportive services. Learn more about this landmark case at johnsonvgrantspass.com, follow National Homelessness Law Center, and check out National Network for Youth’s breakdown of how this ruling will affect youth experiencing homelessness!
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In April, the Supreme Court will hear the most important case about homelessness in 40 years. Johnson v Grants Pass is a landmark case concerning homelessness criminalization and the rights of people experiencing homelessness. This case will determine whether cities have the right to penalize people for things like sleeping outside with a pillow or blanket, even when there are no safe shelter options. Check out the link below to learn more about Johnson v. Grants Pass.
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I stand as ally with National Low Income Housing Coalition, National Homelessness Law Center, National Coalition for the Homeless, and National Alliance to End Homelessness, and all the individuals, commercial enterprises, groups and organizations to amplify the need for evidence-based, permanent solutions to end homelessness. Take a moment today to make your voice heard -- share this post if that's the most expedient way; however, even more helpful is to: Meet with your local, state, or federal elected officials to discuss the real (and by that I mean effective and sustainable) solutions to homelessness: Host a roundtable or other gathering where people with lived experience of homelessness can share their stories with elected officials; Amplify social media put out by National Homelessness Law Center (@homeless_law) on social media channels; Bring your elected officials on a site visit to supportive and affordable housing or other homelessness programs in your community; There are more things you can do -- if they haven't occurred to you, feel free to ask me. I'll point you in general directions. In the meantime -- since today is the start of the Supreme Court case -- you can learn more about Johnson vs Grants Pass here: https://lnkd.in/gsZHtNfU Sally forth!
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On April 22nd, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear the case of Johnson v. Grants Pass. At its core, this case will decide whether cities are allowed to punish people for things like sleeping outside with a pillow or blanket, even when there are no safe shelter options. There are many proven and data-backed solutions to #homelessness, like providing people with #housing and services. Arresting or otherwise punishing homeless folks is not a solution, and jails and fines make the cycle of homelessness worse. Ensuring access to housing is a fundamental step towards addressing homelessness and laying the groundwork for further support and interventions. This underscores the significance of housing as a key solution to homelessness. #endhomelessness Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e3U-MmiK
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If SCOTUS rules in favor of Grants Pass, it will authorize cities and states to punish people forced to sleep outdoors with arrest and steep fines, even when they have no other safe option. This ruling would make homelessness worse and punish people for existing in public spaces. Research shows that criminalizing homelessness is ineffective, wastes taxpayer money, keeps people homeless for longer, and distracts from real solutions like housing and supportive services. SCOTUS ruling in favor of Grants Pass would indicate a preference for pretending that we can make homelessness invisible, instead of prioritizing safe, dignified housing for all. Stay informed at https://lnkd.in/e3U-MmiK #JohnsonVGrantsPass
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BREAKING: In a historically shameful decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that homeless people are not included in the Constitution’s protections against cruel and unusual punishment. This ruling will make homelessness drastically worse and impact the 250,000+ people who sleep outside each night, as well as millions of Americans who are just one missed paycheck away from homelessness. Arresting or fining people for trying to survive is expensive, counterproductive, cruel, and simply does not work. We are enraged but unsurprised that the Supreme Court sided with out-of-touch billionaires and against the poorest among us. #JohnsonVGrantsPass could have a major impact on funding for homeless services & affordable housing. If SCOTUS sides with Grants Pass, funds normally used for those programs would likely be used for market-rate real estate incentives.
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Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Johson v. Grants Pass. The case concerns whether Cities and Towns have the right to arrest unhoused people for sleeping outside, with a pillow or blanket, lying on cardboard, or in their cars between certain hours. Many of us expect SCOTUS to rule in favor of the City of Grants Pass - meaning that other local governments can arrest and criminalize people experiencing homelessness for shutting their eyes in public. Or, for sleeping with a pillow or blanket, even if they have no other option. This will be by far the most draconian response to homelessness and will, no doubt, have severe repercussions for unhoused individuals - many of whom are also families with kids forced to sleep in their cars. But elected officials, police departments, Mayors, and City Managers have a choice: they can choose to protect unhoused people from the threat of arrest for simply sleeping outside. While the solution to homelessness begins and ends with safe, affordable housing with support services for those who need them, we must support interim measures that offer a pathway to housing while protecting folks from arrest and criminalization. Those solutions aren't always seen as "politically desirable" by local elected officials. We must shape the political will to follow them until we have enough housing for all, until the housing-income gap shrinks to the point where no more people enter homelessness. For more information on this case you can read more here: https://lnkd.in/egCgf23f.
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Yet another act of shameful political theatre, and once again it comes at the expense of our most vulnerable neighbours. Clearing (i.e. moving) camps doesn't solve homelessness--it amplifies trauma and thus worsens the problem. Forcing people into human warehouses (i.e. mass congregate shelters) doesn't solve homelessness--it amplifies trauma and thus worsens the problem. Dignified housing options solve homelessness, and we should be spending our time producing more dignified housing options rather than increasing the force of the cycle of trauma that our unhoused neighbours are already living in through trying to hide the problem behind locked doors. https://lnkd.in/gyybJfqA
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