The solution to homelessness is a stable home – not jail. 150+ local elected officials signed onto this brief reminding SCOTUS that #HousingFirst is the most humane & effective way to address homelessness. 🧵 📝: localprog.org/GrantsPassBrief #JohnsonvGrantsPass #HousingNotHandcuffs
SCOTUS case #JohnsonvGrantsPass could give local governments power to make it a crime for people to live outside and unsheltered, even when adequate shelter is unavailable. But LP members across the country know that's not effective. nytimes.com/2024/01/12/us/…
Instead, local elected officials are focused on #HousingFirst programs. 🏡 #NYC saw “a 70% to 90% success rate maintaining stable housing for participants over two to three years, outperforming traditional housing programs.” comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/housin…
#Houston’s “The Way Home” coalition provides people with permanent housing and wrap around services like case management, healthcare, substance use counseling, and income coaching governing.com/housing/how-ho…
#HennepinCounty, MN’s program to convert struggling motels to housing is going to provide 200 units of housing for people with low incomes and for people experiencing homelessness. hennepin.us/housing/hennep…
In #Philadelphia, the Pathways to Housing PA program specifically treats chronically homeless individuals with opioid addiction. They now house more than 600 people and have an 86% housing retention rate for participants. pathwaystohousingpa.org/our-mission-hi…
And after three years in #Denver’s supportive housing program, participants avoided police interactions and decreased their visits to emergency departments. 77% of participants stayed in stable housing. #housingnothandcuffs urban.org/features/housi…
We will never end homelessness if we throw people in jail for just trying to survive. We're submitting this brief to tell SCOTUS there's another way and we’re going to continue that by joining @homeless_law in DC on April 22 during oral arguments. 🪧 johnsonvgrantspass.com/rally-in-d-c