“These Are Things that Are possible:” National Homelessness Law Center Founder Maria Foscarinis on Her New Book “And Housing For All”

“These are things that are possible:” National Homelessness Law Center founder Maria Foscarinis on her new book “And Housing For All”

In the mid-1980s, Maria Foscarinis left her job as a litigator at a large corporate law firm after volunteering to represent pro bono cases and advocate for homeless families. She led the effort to pass the first federal legislation to help protect the rights of unhoused people and, in 1989, founded the National Homelessness Law Center.

Homelessness Ends with Housing, Not Handcuffs

While people are sleeping in encampments and on sidewalks, the Ford government is responding with punishment — not support. A Message from Green Party of Ontario Deputy Leader Aislinn Clancy Posted May 28th, 2025 on Niagara At Large Last year, more than 81,000 people in Ontario experienced homelessness — a 25% increase from the year before. The solution is clear: safe, stable, affordable housing. Instead, Doug Ford wants to criminalize homelessn…