Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse Nationally, an estimated 78 percent of young people who have experienced homelessness report that they have also had at least one interaction with law enforcement, while 44 percent have spent time in a jail or detention...
The Washington Post By John Dixon and Eric Tars In an era of bad news, here’s a rare piece of good: The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty recently helped strike down an antiquated Virginia law allowing police to arrest and imprison people deemed...
Cincinnati Enquirer By Terry DeMio Austin Cicchinelli suffered from depression and addiction and swung from hopeful to despairing in a relentless cycle, his mother says. Amanda Cicchinelli tried desperately to get her son help every time he reached out. “It was...
This report is the result of a gathering of 20 local leaders from across the country who came together to form the National League of Cities Housing Task Force, chaired by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to address the housing crisis in America. The report...
CT Examiner By Cate Hewitt A new Medicaid supportive housing benefit for high-cost, high-need individuals is in the works and will combine affordable housing with social services needs. The program, which is in development and may be ready to implement in about six...
