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Pages tagged "criminalization"


Philanthropy's Role In Ensuring Housing Not Handcuffs

Posted on Blog by Maria Foscarinis · December 15, 2016 10:34 AM

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On the heels of the launch of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty's Housing Not Handcuffs campaign, Maria Foscarinis explores how the criminalization of homelessness affects efforts to end and prevent it and the important role philanthropy can play in the fight against it. 

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To End Homelessness, We Need To End The Criminalization Of It

Posted on Blog by Maria Foscarinis · September 28, 2016 11:11 AM

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Each year, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty hosts a National Forum on the Human Right to Housing. This year’s Forum, held June 27, 2016, in Washington, D.C., focused on the intersection of criminal justice and housing policies and how they work together to perpetuate homelessness.  

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Shifting the Focus From Criminalization to Housing

Posted on Blog by Maria Foscarinis · April 04, 2016 9:00 AM · 3 reactions

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What would happen if we started focusing on housing those experiencing homelessness instead of criminalizing the individuals? Maria Foscarinis of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty examines the moral and financial cost of the criminalization of people who have fallen into homelessness and how funders can help redirect policy towards housing instead.

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