After the #SCOTUS decision regarding #GrantsPassOre
States across the country are ramping up anti #homelessness laws that make being without shelter illegal, meaning arrest
When asked about rapidly escalating numbers for the #homeless population, #Biden blamed #immigration
Consider this, those who are #marginalized are proportionally far more likely to be in #poverty
#endracistpolicies #AbleismKills #GrantsPassOregonvJohnson #homelessnessisnowacrime #uglylaws #disability
Florida has a tough new law aimed at getting the homeless off the streets. Under a statute that took effect Tuesday, it is now illegal in Florida to sleep on sidewalks, in parks, on beaches or in other public spaces. The law requires counties and cities to enact ordinances to enforce the law and create programs aimed at getting the homeless off the street. If they don't, starting Jan. 1 residents, businesses and the state can sue them. That has local officials worried they will be targeted by lawyers seeking fees. Localities also can set up outdoor camps where the homeless could live for a time.
This is why it is so important to take it seriously when people are at risk of losing stable housing
https://apnews.com/article/florida-homeless-ban-poverty-a70d27efb0ec5f41bfb3d6c2facc8f84
https://endhomelessness.org/blog/the-supreme-court-rules-on-homelessness-what-it-all-means/
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/28/nx-s1-4992010/supreme-court-homeless-punish-sleeping-encampments
#poverty #homelessness #disability #mentalhealth #grantspassvjohnson #grantspassvsjohnson #GrantsPassOre #GrantsPassOregonvJohnson #grantspass #EndHomelessnessNow
Florida has a tough new law aimed at getting the homeless off the streets. Under a statute that took effect Tuesday, it is now illegal in Florida to sleep on sidewalks, in parks, on beaches or in other public spaces. The law requires counties and cities to enact ordinances to enforce the law and create programs aimed at getting the homeless off the street. If they don't, starting Jan. 1 residents, businesses and the state can sue them. That has local officials worried they will be targeted by lawyers seeking fees. Localities also can set up outdoor camps where the homeless could live for a time.
Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Sleeping Outdoors in Homelessness Case
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/us/politics/supreme-court-homelessness.html
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