NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) invite advocates nationwide to register for our new webinar series on homelessness and Housing First.
Join us for the second webinar in the new series on Monday, January 9, from 2:30 to 4 pm ET! The webinar, “A World without Housing First,” will examine what is at stake if anti-Housing First legislation is enacted. Our speakers will address what the situation for people without homes was like before Housing First was introduced and what it would mean for people experiencing homelessness and for homelessness programs if our efforts to defend Housing First are unsuccessful.
Register at: https://bit.ly/3XJFKoe
Agenda
- Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Ann Oliva, CEO, National Alliance to End Homelessness
- Guest Speakers
- Incoming House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA)
- Incoming Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-ME)
- A World without Housing First
- Kelly King Horne, Executive Director, Homeward, Richmond, VA
- Dr. Sam Tsemberis, Founder and CEO, Pathways Housing First Institute, Santa Monica, CA
- Crissy Canganelli, Executive Director, Shelter House, Iowa City, IA
- Impact of Anti-Housing First Legislation on People Experiencing Homelessness
- Donald Whitehead, Jr., Executive Director, National Coalition for the Homeless
- Take Action!
- Steve Berg, Chief Policy Officer, National Alliance to End Homelessness
More than 7,000 people registered for the four-part webinar series we held in August and September. Given the tremendous interest among stakeholders and the increased risk of harmful measures to criminalize homelessness, we decided to continue our national webinar series monthly. We will continue to share critical information about solutions to homelessness and amplify the work of advocates and people with lived expertise across the nation. Did you miss our previous webinars? Check out the webinar recaps, including the links to the recording and presentation slides.
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 soaring inflation, skyrocketing 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.
Learn more about Housing First at: https://bit.ly/3ViLyU6