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July 2022

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Jefferson Public Radio (3/31/2021) Homeless Advocates Push Back On Proposed Medford Camping Law Changes

Free Times (3/31/2021) Columbia filmmaker spent seven years exploring homelessness through documentary series

Birmingham Business Journal (3/29/2021) Magic City Newsmakers: Regions Bank, Somerset Advisory, Exceptional Foundation, Baker Donelson and more

Law.com (3/29/2021) For Many Motel Dwellers, Eviction Ban Provides No Relief

The Mercury News (3/29/2021) From the street to the courtroom: Homeless Californians sue for their rights

Forbes (3/29/2021) Government Extends Eviction Moratorium For 3 Months. Here's What Renters Should Do

Arkansas Democrat Gazette (3/28/2021) Long-term residents at motels now facing higher eviction risk

Spectrum News (3/27/2021) For many motel dwellers, eviction ban provides no relief

The Ridgefield Press (3/27/2021) Campbell: Think of 'the humanity of families.' CT needs to treat housing as human right

ABC News (3/27/2021) For many motel dwellers, eviction ban provides no relief

The Dallas Observer (3/25/2021) Texas Bills Target Homeless by Proposing Class C Misdemeanor for Camping

The Gonzaga Bulletin (3/24/2021) Humanizing Spokane: Zag-led initiative addresses homelessness

Portland Mercury (3/22/2021) Homeless Advocates Hesitant to Support Oregon Bill to Decriminalize Camping

Insider (3/18/2021) A city outside Seattle just passed a 'no sit, no lie' ordinance for a 10-block swath of sidewalks aimed at homeless communities

Heavy (3/18/2021) Rodrigo Reyna-Sanchez & Mark Meftah: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Counter Punch (3/18/2021) Thumb in the Dike: Homelessness and Deepening Inequality

Herald Net (3/18/2021) City's no-sit, no-lie ban could be unconstitutional, some say

Herald Net (3/18/2021) Everett City Council passes 'no sit, no lie' law in 5-1 vote

My Northwest (3/17/2021) Washington justices weigh towing of vehicles of homeless

Marketplace (3/17/2021) How many people have been homeless during the pandemic?

East Oregonian (3/16/2021) Washington justices weigh towing of vehicles of homeless

OPB (3/16/2021) Homeless advocacy groups criticize Medford's proposed camping restrictions

Jefferson Public Radio (3/14/2021) Homeless Advocacy Groups Criticize Medford's Proposed Camping Restrictions

Forward Lookout (3/10/2021) National Homelessness Law Center on McPike Park

The Oregonian (3/9/2021) Oregon would get closer to decriminalizing homelessness under proposed bill

Coastal Point (3/9/2021) ACLU of Delaware calls for repeal of panhandling statute

ACLU Delaware (3/8/2021) ACLU of Delaware Calls for Repeal of Panhandling Statute

The Montgomery Adviser (3/1/2021) As pandemic-fueled panhandling, homelessness grow, so do calls for a new approach in Montgomery

American Action Forum (6/30/2020) Incarceration and Poverty in the United States

NOWHERE TO GO (6/29/2020) In many cities, it's illegal to beg for food or money

KATU 2 (6/29/2020) Cities, including Eugene, try to arrest their way out of homeless problems

Boston Globe (6/28/2020) For the homeless in Boston and beyond, laws can criminalize life itself

Colorado Springs Gazette (6/28/2020) Colorado advocates: Continued sweeps of homeless camps risk further spread of coronavirus

Kaiser Health News (6/26/2020) Sweeps Of Homeless Camps Run Counter To COVID Guidance And Pile On Health Risks

CPR News (6/26/2020) Denver's Sweeps Of Homeless Camps Run Counter To COVID-19 Guidance

The Colorado Sun (6/25/2020) Sweeps of Denver homeless camps go against coronavirus guidance

NPR (6/25/2020) Denver's Sweeps Of Homeless Camps Run Counter To COVID-19 Guidance

Vox (6/24/2020) 4 ideas to replace traditional police officers

Ocala (6/21/2020) Naomie Cledanor Accluche: We need to house the unsheltered in Ocala

BlackPressUSA (6/15/2020) OP-ED: Can't Stay Home, Can't Keep Curfew: People Experiencing Homelessness Caught in Pandemic, Curfews, Violence

The Charleston Chronicle (6/14/2020) Can't Stay Home, Can't Keep Curfew: People Experiencing Homelessness Caught in Pandemic, Curfews, Violence

Realty Biz News (6/12/2020) HUD moves to tackle homelessness amid COVID-19

The Appeal (6/10/2020) THE TOLL THAT CURFEWS HAVE TAKEN ON HOMELESS AMERICANS

Forbes (6/9/2020) HUD Allocates Nearly $3 Billion In Funding To Aid Homeless Amid Coronavirus Recovery Efforts

The Progressive (6/3/2020) Pandemic Ramps Up Risks for the Homeless

Dozens at large Minneapolis homeless camp find housing ahead of deadline

StarTribune-12/1/18

Loitering, panhandling can get you banned from Wilmington

Delaware Online-12/5/18

Tents to Rents helps Las Cruces homeless move into permanent housing

Las Cruces Sun-News-12/5/18

Islandwide Homeless Restrictions Approved — But Are They Legal?

Civilbeat.org-12/6/18

Ban on pushy panhandlers quietly repealed: 'This is an important victory'

Chicago Sun-Times-12/6/18

Vernon Davis Named Washington Redskins Nominee For Walter Payton NFL Man Of The Year Award Presented By Nationwide

Redskins.com-12/6/18

Washington, Massachusetts & Connecticut Best At Preventing Youth Homelessness; Alabama, South Carolina, Wyoming & Arkansas Rank Worst

Openminds.com-12/9/18

Colorado Springs considers banning RVs from city streets, raising concerns among homeless advocates

The Gazette-12/10/18

Can homeless sleep on the streets? Phoenix area cities are rethinking bans

AZ Central-12/10/18

A Year Without Sleep: The Criminalization of Sleep in Durango, Colorado

ACLU Colorado-12/10/18

PRESS ROOM: Public Charge Rule Undermines Human Rights, Harms Families and Communities

BlackPressUSA-12/11/18

Public Charge Rule Undermines Human Rights, Harms Families and Communities

RealEstateRama-12/11/18

A Year Without Sleep – ACLU & NLCHP Report Finds Durango has Criminalized Sleep for Homeless Residents

ACLU Colorado-12/12/18

ACLU of Colorado Blasts Durango for Keeping Homeless From Sleeping

Westword-12/12/18

Public Charge Rule Undermines Human Rights, Harms Families and Communities

Charleston Chronicle-12/12/18

Housing needed to solve homelessness, advocate says

Durango Herald-12/12/18

The Criminalization of Homelessness (Episode 26)

ACLU-12/13/18

OPINION: A Year Without Sleep

Pagosa Daily Post-12/13/18

Housing needed to solve homelessness, advocate says

The Durango Herald-12/13/18

United Way of King County, King County Bar Association and Seattle Mariners announce $3 Million partnership to stop a leading cause of homelessness-eviction of tenants

PRNewsWire-12/14/18

Wherever I park my car, that's my home: U.S. homeless find refuge in safe parking

Reuters-12/19/18

New HUD report finds unsheltered homelessness on the rise in 2018

ThinkProgress-12/19/18

Serious Concerns About the Nomination of William Barr to be Attorney General of the United States

CivilRights.org-12/20/18

A pet is family no matter where you live, and some homeless shelters are recognizing that

Orange County Register-12/20/18

Report reveals drop in homeless

Indiana Journal-Gazette-12/20/18

Volunteers laid foundation for successful homeless foundation in Cortez

Durango Herald 12/22/18

Helping Without Hurting

World.wng.org-12/26/18

2018: A review of the news in La Plata County

Durango Herald-12/28/18

The millionaires building private police forces in the US: Vigilantes or neighbourhood watch?

ABC news-12/28/18

What to expect in 2019: Moisture, a land-use code, trial for the murder of Dylan Redwine?

Durango Herald-12/29/18

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