Johnson v. Grants Pass is the most important case about homelessness in over 40 years. This case will decide whether we will be a country that arrests and tickets our most vulnerable people, or if we will invest in proven housing solutions. #HOUSINGNOTHANDCUFFS #HomelessnessIsSolvable

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So, I was asked a question about criminalizing homelessness (to solve thee problem of homelessness) on Quora.

At least 160 cities in the U.S. prohibit camping in public places or outdoors. Will having a loitering offense homelessness type of criminal record affect getting a job, saving money on rent, and receiving government assistance benefits?

Here locally the homeless situation is on the rise again! And as usual the local government has done nothing to address it, they have done nothing to help, the only thing they do is sweep them into a corner so they don’t have to look at them. #KennewickWA #HomelessnessIsSolvable #helpthehomeless #MentalHealth #addiction
Here’s why so many people sleep rough on Britain’s streets – Sunak’s Tories have chosen to leave them there
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/01/people-sleep-rough-britain-streets-rishi-sunak-tories?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#HomelessnessIsSolvable
#DanielLavelle
Here’s why so many people sleep rough on Britain’s streets – Sunak’s Tories have chosen to leave them there

Ministers can fix this: during the pandemic, rough sleepers were moved to warmth and safety. Now they are left to perish, says writer and activist Danny Lavelle

The Guardian
Intergenerational Homelessness: A Tragic Legacy

Little research has been done to understand intergenerational homelessness better even though it is a common phenomenon.

Invisible People