National Homelessness Law Center

BREAKING: Supreme Court ruling will make homelessness worse, declares homeless people not protected from cruel and unusual punishment. In response, advocates demand at least $356 billion to be invested in proven solutions. #JohnsonVGrantsPass Statement: loom.ly/fKP0oIo

NEW: Houston has made it illegal to sit or lie down on a sidewalk at any time. This is a 24/7 ban on trying to survive in public. It's not camping ban; it's a pure homeless ban. We will never arrest our way out of homelessness. houston-tx.elaws.us/code/coor_ch40…

"People live in RVs for the same reason that people live outside in tents — housing in San Francisco and in California and all across the country, it’s too expensive. The solution is to ensure that everyone has housing they need and want.” @jesserbnwtz washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…

TODAY: Street Outreach Training with @withouthousing!

Fined. Arrested. Still nowhere to live. A new doc by @InvisiblePeople spotlights how all across the US, elected officials are making homelessness worse by wasting lives and taxpayer dollars on failed policies. We need housing and support, not handcuffs. youtube.com/watch?v=yZg14L…

We are saddened to share the passing of Diane Doherty, the first board chair of the Law Center and a vital supporter in our founding. Diane was a fierce & fearless leader, advocating for anti-poverty and anti-hunger initiatives throughout her life. bit.ly/44SHfF7

JULY 22: WRAP @withouthousing is hosting a Street Outreach Training 📢 on different methodologies, context & implementation. 🕐3pm PT | 4pm MT | 6pm ET 🎟️RSVP: bit.ly/wrapoutreach ✉️[email protected] for questions

Join @ABA_CHP and @homeless_law for an upcoming Office Hours session on July 15, from 3:30-5pm. Office Hours provides a space to ask common questions and get information regarding topics like access to education, youth shelter, housing. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

One year ago today, the Supreme Court ruled that people can be arrested and ticketed for experiencing homelessness. Since then, 320+ bills that make it a crime to be homeless have been introduced. These bills only make homelessness worse. Full report: housingnothandcuffs.org/2025/06/27/new…

TAKE ACTION: Demand Congress pass #HousingNotHandcuffs! Today, @RepJayapal and @RepMaxwellFrost introduced the Housing Not Handcuffs Act to help solve homelessness with housing, not arrests or tickets. Demand your reps support the fight for housing: housingnothandcuffs.org/hnhact/

HAPPENING NOW: The Housing Not Handcuffs Act is being introduced by @RepJayapal and @RepMaxwellFrost! Tune into the live press conference where we're demanding real solutions to homelessness: housing and support, not arrests or tickets. youtube.com/live/VRaE-9J7p…

Solving homelessness requires compassion, not criminalization. The Prison Policy Initiative is proud to endorse the Housing Not Handcuffs Act, which will stop and prevent elected officials from punishing homeless people with cruel arrests and fines.

UPDATE: Due to weather, we're moving INSIDE! Join us today at 3 PM at the Capitol Visitor Center, room HCV-215.

TODAY at 3:30 EST: Tune into the introduction of the #HousingNotHandcuffs Act with @repjayapal and @repmaxwellfrost along with our partners at @ACLU @SPLcenter @naehomelessness @miriamskitchen: youtube.com/live/VRaE-9J7p…

A year since Grants Pass, 320+ bills that make it a crime to be homeless have been introduced. Every single one is cruel, wasteful, and makes homelessness worse. Thursday, the #HousingNotHandcuffs Act will be introduced to help fight back. @ACLU aclu.org/one-year-since…

The billionaires @InstituteCicero trying to arrest and ticket homeless people won't admit this, but expanding housing programs has reduced homelessness in cities across the country, such as Raleigh, Newark, New Orleans & more. #HousingNotHandcuffs buff.ly/SH4tnCe

BIG NEWS! The #HousingNotHandcuffs Act is coming to Congress! On 6/26, @repjayapal & @repmaxwellfrost will introduce #HNH to help solve homelessness with real solutions: housing and support, NOT arrests or fines. RSVP to the rally and press conference: buff.ly/fnyIIIi

STARTING NOW: Housing Not Handcuffs - After Grants Pass National Webinar with @RepJayapal @VOCAL_US @withouthousing crowdcast.io/c/housingnow

In the year since #JohnsonVGrantsPass, 320+ anti-homeless bills have been introduced. TODAY: Join us, @VOCAL_US @PplsAction @withouthousing to reflect, hear from those being impacted, and learn from those fighting back. RSVP: crowdcast.io/c/housingnow/r…

Billionaires @InstituteCicero are using copy-and-paste legislation to force homeless people into detention camps. A study revealed that these templates are used to push corporate billionaire agendas at the expense of voter interests and taxpayer dollars. buff.ly/1eGNq8P

ICE is on a rampage across the country. Our homeless neighbors are at extreme risk. Share these resources to help protect homeless people against ICE, including guidance for shelters and service providers and Know Your Rights materials: housingnothandcuffs.org/iceraidresourc…