NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (the Alliance), and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) invite advocates nationwide to register for the eighth webinar in our series on homelessness and Housing First. The webinar, “Keeping Faith with Housing First in Turbulent Times: Findings from Recent Research,” will be held on Monday, August 14, from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. The webinar will examine how we can build support for humane, evidence-based practices and policies despite the unrelenting nature of the affordable housing crisis and growing calls for ineffective and punitive measures against homelessness like criminalization and the high-barrier treatment-first approach. Panelists will address the affordable housing crisis, efforts undertaken by HUD and local homelessness systems to house people experiencing homelessness, and developments in the field. Register at: https://bit.ly/3XJFKoe
Agenda
- Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Nicole DuBois, Senior Research Analyst & Coordinator, The Alliance
- Keeping Faith with Housing First in Turbulent Times: Findings from Recent Research
- Dan Emmanuel, Senior Research Analyst, NLIHC
- David Gonzalez Rice, Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary, HUD
- Tiana Moore, Policy Director, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, University of California, San Francisco
- Tasha Gray, Executive Director, Homeless Action Network of Detroit, Collaborative Applicant, MI-501, Detroit CoC
- Panel Discussion
- Legislative Threat to Housing First
- John Threlkeld, Senior Congressional Affairs Manager, The Alliance
- Closing Remarks
- Nicole DuBois, Senior Research Analyst & Coordinator, The Alliance
Please note that this webinar is not a training, and webinar attendees will not receive a certificate of completion.
Homelessness is a crisis in many communities – one that demands urgent action. To end homelessness once and for all, federal, state, and local governments must invest in proven solutions at the scale necessary to address the problem. The Housing First model is one of the best strategies for ending homelessness. Housing First recognizes that affordable and accessible homes are the foundation on which people thrive, and by combining housing with access to supportive services, Housing First can help people exit homelessness and live stably in their communities.
In communities across the nation, however, some misguided policymakers are responding to this crisis by advancing dangerous rhetoric and harmful, dehumanizing measures that will make it even harder for people to exit homelessness. It is critical that advocates nationwide are unified in pushing back against stigmatizing and counterproductive efforts that seek to criminalize homelessness, impose punitive requirements, and even prevent the development of affordable housing.
As our communities struggle with exorbitant rents, increased evictions, and, in many cases, more homelessness, it is more important than ever that advocates work together to advance the bold policies and anti-racist reforms needed to ensure stable, affordable, and accessible homes for all people experiencing and at risk of homelessness.
Did you miss our previous webinars? Check out the webinar recaps, including the links to the recording and presentation slides.
Learn more about Housing First at: https://bit.ly/3ViLyU6