NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) invite advocates nationwide to register for the seventh webinar in our series on homelessness and Housing First. The webinar, “Housing First Supports People Impacted by the Criminal Legal System,” will be held on Monday, June 12, from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. The panelists will discuss federal efforts to remove unnecessary barriers to housing for people with criminal records and highlight state and local efforts to connect individuals impacted by the criminal legal system to housing and voluntary services using a Housing First approach. Register at: https://bit.ly/3XJFKoe
Agenda
- Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Kim Johnson, Policy Manager, NLIHC
- Guest Speaker
- Representative Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Homelessness
- Homelessness and Mass Incarceration
- Anna Bailey, Senior Policy Analyst, CBPP
- Housing First Supports People Impacted by the Criminal Legal System
- Richard Cho, Senior Advisor for Housing and Services, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Victoria Jennings, Supportive Housing Analyst, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA)
- Veronica Lewis, Director, Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System (HOPICS), Los Angeles, CA
- Taylar Nuevelle, Founder and Executive Director, Who Speaks for Me?
- Panel Discussion
- Take Action and Closing Remarks
- Kim Johnson, Policy Manager, NLIHC
Please note that this webinar is not a training, and webinar attendees will not receive a certificate of completion.
More than 7,000 people registered for the four-part webinar series we held in August and September 2022. 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, 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.
Learn more about Housing First at: https://bit.ly/3ViLyU6