Laredo Homeless Coalition
Description: The National Homelessness Law Center (formerly the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty) is dedicated to using the law to help end and prevent homelessness in the United States.
People experiencing homelessness, or who are at risk of homelessness, are amongst the most marginalized and vulnerable people within our communities. And the issues related to homelessness do not always fall along partisan lines. Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming transition and the top 5 threats facing people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. Please use this information to advocate with your representatives in government!
Homelessness is not inevitable; in fact, the most important cause of homelessness is lack of affordable housing. To put it simply, wages are not sufficient to afford housing for far too many in our communities.
Massive cutbacks to federal housing funding in the early 1980s have never been restored —resulting in the crisis of homelessness we see now. Today only 1 out of 4 income-eligible renters receive assistance. But while Trump’s Campaign did not outline a housing plan, he committed to increase defense spending while lowering taxes and balancing the budget, which could mean further cuts to housing and other anti-poverty programs. In addition, Mr. Trump has said he wants to cut non-defense spending by 1% every ye
Laredo Homeless Coalition