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The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty uses the power of the law to prevent and end homelessness in America.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    20 Dec 2017

    Just released! The Growth of America's Homeless Encampments and How Communities are Responding

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  2. 17 hours ago

    "Kids are often hit the hardest, yet have the smallest voice in a housing crisis."

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  3. Feb 23

    "The most recent data indicates that approximately 14% of college students nationwide are and even more are housing insecure."

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  4. Retweeted
    Feb 21

    "Taking away the only shelter homeless people have is not only cruel, it's ineffective in solving homelessness," said Maria Foscarinis '81, CLS Lecturer-in-Law & executive director.

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  5. Retweeted
    Feb 22

    Our Housing Initiative Attorney, Jennie Netburn, is presenting on the Housing Matters panel at the 's Annual Conference.

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  6. Feb 21

    We ❤️ , connecting us to volunteer lawyers looking to make a difference!

    Our team is thrilled to be at & we look forward to engaging sessions on the state of pro bono work!
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  7. Feb 21

    We appreciate all your great pro bono support, Lisa! And many thanks to for being a partner in our LEAP program! 👍👍👍

    With some of my peeps at the annual conference.
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  8. Feb 21

    Our Deputy Director will be speaking on Thursday at 9:45am on "Housing Matters: Pro Bono in Practice" at . Learn how your pro bono team can make an impact on ending homelessness!

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  9. Feb 21

    Attending ? Meet our Deputy Director at the EXPO and learn about how we partner with law firms and corporate legal depts to prevent and end homelessness in America!

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  10. Feb 21

    Thank you, Mark! We strive to include and uplift homeless and formerly homeless voices, experiences, and perspectives, and to support their own advocacy, in all we do.

    3/ at the conference, they include homeless people and formerly homeless people in every one of their sessions. This provides self-worth to homeless people and makes a much better learning experience for everyone!
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  11. Retweeted
    Feb 16

    "Everyone is vulnerable to an accident, divorce, or job loss." DC Bar member Tristia Bauman, senior atty at the , talks about trying to protect the vulnerable. What issues keep you up at night?

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  12. Feb 21

    We're excited to be at !

    Shout-out to NC Bar Pro Bono Resource Center - EXPO hosts at . See you in a few days!!
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  13. Retweeted
    Feb 20

    Short and powerful piece in "The desperation and embarrassment of having nowhere else to turn and the daily frustration of living with little privacy and curfews were immeasurable. The joy of families moving into their own homes was palpable."

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  14. Retweeted
    Feb 20

    Several of my students are & living in vehicles in . Harassing/citing them does nothing except compromise their safety, delay their completion of school & cost them time & money- 2 things they desperately need.

    There's ample evidence that criminalizing doesn't work and instead wastes resources on inefficient strategies. -Law Center Senior Attorney Tristia Bauman ().
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  15. Feb 20

    There's ample evidence that criminalizing doesn't work and instead wastes resources on inefficient strategies. -Law Center Senior Attorney Tristia Bauman ().

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  16. Feb 16

    "Let’s stop telling ourselves that arresting homeless people in encampments is actually cleaning up the streets. It’s not." via

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  17. Feb 15

    We will never end until we acknowledge and address the role that racial inequality plays.

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  18. Feb 15

    "Affordable and available housing is what will end , not arresting people for trying to survive." -Law Center Exec Dir .

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  19. Feb 14

    While this decision is for an encampment in CA, the ruling will likely be looked to by courts across the country.

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  20. Retweeted
    Feb 13

    Our executive director is quoted in , , and !

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  21. Feb 13

    Law Center Exec Dir quoted in : “What the court decides may be used by these litigants and may be looked to by other courts." Displacing homeless people doesn't solve .

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