Everyone needs a safe place to call home. Work @housingnarrativ. Sometimes snarky views expressed are my own.
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Dear @GovAbbott - Congratulation on being named to Time's 100 most influential people list. Please use that influence for good and stop the execution of #RobertRoberson. His case is a gross miscarriage of justice and his scheduled execution is a true horror.
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#RobertRoberson's conviction was built on a gross misinterpretation of his behavior and discredited medical science. With just 15 days left until his execution, the state of Texas should not kill an innocent, disabled man for a crime that never occurred. innocenceproject.org/an-auti…
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This is what cops do to staff at homeless shelters, imagine what they do to homeless ppl when nobody is watching. But we don't have to imagine, we already know. It's awful, and it makes homelessness worse.
Recent SCOTUS ruling will make this MUCH worse, esp for Black ppl & POC
Please @GovParsonMO use your incredible power for good. Do not execute Marcellus. Be a force for justice in MO and across the US.
#MarcellusWilliams is 5 days away from execution despite the state of Missouri admitting serious errors in his case and evidence of his innocence. Call, tweet, and e-mail @GovParsonMO now and urge him to stop the execution before it’s too late at 417-373-3400. #SaveMarcellus
Act now: shorturl.at/VTek1
"Don't spin this toward hate. Like like Aiden."
Grateful to his Dad for showing up like this. How sad that he has to.
It's the lost job, the car breaking down, the sick kid that forces people into homelessness. Wow this family has gone through it.
Imagine if they'd had some cash support to keep them in their home so Jose could find a new job instead of all this trauma and heartache?
After facing an unexpected setback, an Oceanside family found themselves with no place to live, often sleeping in U-Hauls.
The data suggests family homelessness is uncommon, but it’s really just better hidden, @tigistlayne writes.
voiceofsandiego.org/2024/08/…
👇🏻When hardworking people are living in cars and tents we have to reconsider what we are doing as a country, and what and who we value. It does not have to be like this.
Many people believe that having a job is the key to securing a home. But for thousands of Americans, even full-time employment isn't enough to afford skyrocketing rents. This alone is forcing more people into homelessness. tinyurl.com/y3t7d32e
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There is not a single state in America where you can afford a two-bedroom apartment while earning the minimum wage.
Something is wrong with this picture.
No more excuses. Tax billionaires, raise the minimum wage, build more affordable housing.
"The time for temporary fixes has long passed. We must commit to comprehensive solutions that address homelessness with the seriousness and compassion it demands. Only then can we hope to bring every Californian home."
"For me and scores of others, anti-camping rules didn’t solve our homelessness; they made it harder to get back on our feet." buff.ly/4d4ouRZ
👉🏻“I’ve heard a lot of ideas of where the homeless should be, whether it’s prisons, or mental facilities, or hotels that are refurbished,” they said. “I noticed the one answer that never comes up is a place of their own.”
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"Instead of focusing on solutions to homelessness like housing and services, SCOTUS just made it easier to throw people for sleeping outside. That will make homelessness worse"
@cnni @kimbrunhuber
"The Supreme Court just made it easier to throw people in jail for sleeping outside. That will make homelessness worse." @jesserbnwtz on the impact of the ruling. "Cities don't need to be able to throw people in jail to solve homelessness."
"“How far down can you beat somebody who has nothing? I don’t understand," Cruz said, speaking through tears."
SCOTUS keeps finding new ways.
usatoday.com/story/news/nati…
Most families of 4 people need to make 6 figures to make ends meet!
THIS is why people are losing their housing and forced to live in cars and tents. cnbc.com/2024/06/20/the-sala… via @CNBC
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No one should have to sacrifice their income and housing stability to take care of a family member. We all need a stable place to live, especially when we're experiencing serious health issues or taking care of a loved one.
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How falling behind on property tax makes people homeless. “I didn’t even know any of this was going on because I was in the hospital,” said Jones, a retired house painter. “I was trying to stay alive.” concordmonitor.com/Tax-deed-…
👇🏻💙💚💛🧡 EVERYONE needs a safe place to live, where they can be their true selves, where they can dream, grow and thrive.
Let's celebrate #PrideMonth by making sure all queer and trans youth have a stable place to live. Cash transfers, rental support and supportive housing can make sure everyone has what they need to thrive.
Yes! @Marisol_Bello sums it up.
Narratives are powerful, and we need to change the current narrative about who becomes homeless and why.
Our ED Marisol Bello presented the keynote at the @NCHConline Bringing it Home conference in Raleigh! Marisol emphasized the importance of shifting narratives to mobilize support for solutions to unstable housing & homelessness. More from @NCNewsline: ow.ly/IumA50SeiES
This will be a great conversation for #journalists. Accurate, nuanced reporting is essential to help people understand the interconnections between immigration, asylum seekers and homelessness.
Join us!
Register now: Journalists @abdallah_fayyad (Vox) and @annaleapatrick (Seattle Times) join Executive Director Marisol Bello for a conversation about their approach to reporting on immigration, asylum seekers and homelessness with nuance ➡️ ow.ly/wW5x50S14Ss
Listening to Jaclyn I think about how a lost job or medical emergency could cause my family to lose our home, and our stability.
No one should be arrested or fined for having nowhere to go.
I think that's absurd.
Jaclyn went from owning her own condo in Chicago to being homeless within a year. She wants the public to know: homeless people are just people.
SCOTUS will soon decide if US cities can throw people in jail for simply experiencing homelessness. #JohnsonVGrantsPass @ChiHomeless