Recently, Pine Street President Lyndia Downie appeared on Boston Public Radio to discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling on homeless encampments and how Pine Street continues to develop comprehensive solutions to homelessness. Listen now: https://ow.ly/2uCS50SBW3q
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Homelessness is a social, wage, and housing policy issue. It's easier to become homeless in America today than anytime since the Great Depression. In many cases, those being displaced from housing today represent what we've always considered the 'middle class.' When rental housing changes ownership, rents can increase overnight by anywhere from 20% to over 80%; wages don't keep pace. Seniors or people with disabilities on fixed incomes can't afford those increases, and neither can most essential workers. Domestic violence is another destabilizing force. If ending homelessness is the desired outcome: —invest in housing density and diversity, and distribute that housing across communities and neighborhoods to create access to opportunity and community assets; —Invest in reliable transit to reduce transportation, parking and pollution costs; —Invest in energy efficiency to reduce the costs to heat and cool homes; —Invest in reliable and quality child care, elder care and home health care; —Invest in early childhood education; —Invest in health and wellness care for all; —Invest in domestic violence prevention; and —Invest in civic health and engagement All of these investments taken together return positive and popular dividends on a generational scale. They yield better outcomes for taxpayers and communities than investing in prisons—and expanding reasons to fill them with people struggling in the current housing crisis.
ARTICLE: Efforts to criminalize homelessness growing in Oklahoma. Movement focuses on tickets, fines or arrests. #DecriminalizeHomelessness #HousingNotHandcuffs https://bit.ly/3GmMYqR
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The United States government was created to insure the general welfare. The development of large communities of homeless human beings in the middle of cities speaks to the level of civility in our society and clearly illustrates a breach of contact, as the terms of government service have not been satisfied. I don’t understand the logic of a fine. Who is writing these tickets? The government lacks the capacity to meet the needs of society. With power comes responsibility, I.e. duty and accountability. Will the fines and fees be used to create a solution or just serve to compound the issue? In September, the department of housing and urban development (HUD) awarded grants totaling $2 million dollars to Northern Arizona University and New York University to advance research efforts tackling homelessness. Is anyone else concerned about the quality of education and if it is producing leaders capable of problem solving for the country? The research studies are solution oriented. They are designed to study abnormal conditions and maladaptive coping behavior. Information has to be applied for research to be effective. We are not treating numerous varied symptoms. Treat the issue and the symptoms resolve themselves.
ARTICLE: Efforts to criminalize homelessness growing in Oklahoma. Movement focuses on tickets, fines or arrests. #DecriminalizeHomelessness #HousingNotHandcuffs https://bit.ly/3GmMYqR
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Housing is a human right!
ARTICLE: Efforts to criminalize homelessness growing in Oklahoma. Movement focuses on tickets, fines or arrests. #DecriminalizeHomelessness #HousingNotHandcuffs https://bit.ly/3GmMYqR
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🚨 BREAKING: https://lnkd.in/d3uqEUbv Learn more about homelessness in your community with PolicyMap's latest blog: https://lnkd.in/ggw-MWCU
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Check out this great explainer of the most important SCOTUS case about homelessness in 40+ years.
This week on The Weeds, I sat down with my colleague Rachel Cohen to talk about the Supreme Court case that could criminalize homelessness. https://lnkd.in/dC_6Z9hB
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In this week's #CalCitiesAdvocate: 🔸 Cal Cities Webinar: Combating Rising Hate Crimes and Hate Speech 🔸 As Chico works to reduce homelessness, a somber fact remains. ‘The resources to serve people are in short supply’ Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gVqygqxN
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What we need more of: Permanent supportive housing, housing that is affordable to the lowest income Hoosiers What we DON'T need more of: Out-of-state thinktanks who think they know more about our state than we do #HousingFirst #HousingNotHandcuffs
Check out the new training series and toolkit on how to fight against the criminalization of homelessness and engage with local legislators developed by Prosperity Indiana and Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition. View the toolkit and learn more at https://lnkd.in/gK3gwpWG
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Register today for our webinar on August 1st: "The Grants Pass Decision on Homelessness: An Inside Look" regarding the historic decision on homeless encampments on our city streets.
The Grants Pass Decision on Homelessness: An Inside Look
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An in-depth look at the measures being taken to end veteran homelessness, and the variety of programs designed to adapt to evolving needs. Understand how communities are being held accountable towards this national goal.
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https://lnkd.in/dZ53G6Gq This is concerning in so many ways. An excerpt from the article particularly the fact that $24 billion in taxpayer funds has been invested to improve the homelessness crisis but the number of homeless has actually grown. Where else is this happening? Not all homeless individuals are addicts or desire to be homeless. Unaffordable housing options, mental illness, poverty including among seniors or unforeseen financial setbacks can be causes. It sounds as if the $24 billion didn’t adequately address root causes. A plan is to fine homeless violators which is interesting because most homeless have money issues. It’s a desperate situation. #california #homelessness #democrats #republicans #gavinnewsom #businessowners #investors #localgovernment #stategovernment #federalgovernment #addiction #mentalhealth #taxpayers #deficitspending #money #seniors #veterans #families “The order could impact tens of thousands of people living in tent encampments across California. The latest count showed roughly 180,000 people in the state were experiencing homelessness on any given night. About 123,000 were unsheltered and sleeping in tents, vehicles or exposed to the elements. The Newsom administration has invested $24 billion in recent years to try to shrink that number but it has only grown.”
Gavin Newsom orders California officials to clear homeless encampments — The Sacramento Bee
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1moThank you Pine Street Inn for your commitment to helping guests with permanent housing, emergency shelter, street outreach and iCater Boston and other workforce training. #EndHomelessnessNow