Our Turn: Homeless legislation risks

Homelessness committee digs into details

CHICO — With two-dozen Chicoans engaged in the discussion, the newly assembled committee on homelessness convened Wednesday afternoon for the first in a several-month series of biweekly meetings in the Chico City Council Chambers’ main conference room. Chaired by Mayor Kasey Reynolds, the three-councilor committee also includes Bryce Goldstein, whose southside district encompasses most of the facilities serving Chico’s homeless population, and M…

Louisiana considers ‘homelessness courts’ as housing advocates stress lack of resources • Louisiana Illuminator

A relocation notice is posted in front of a makeshift shelter at the Earhart Boulevard homeless encampment Jan. 13, 2025. Those living near the corridor were take to a state-operated transitional center in Gentilly. (John Gray/Verite News)A bill to criminalize public camping and create “homelessness courts” in Louisiana passed its first hurdle Tuesday, despite objections from housing advocates and religious groups. Senate Bill 196, sponsored by …

Our Turn: Homeless legislation risks

We are shelter and homeless service providers throughout the state of Vermont writing to express our concerns with bill H.91, commonly known as VHEARTH.

Blog: reflections on Unequal Risk training

We’re not all at equal risk of homelessness. Every person carries their own unique experiences and faces different barriers to housing. Some groups of people are systematically disadvantaged, and despite legal duties, the evidence tells us that inequalities persist in Scotland.The Unequal Risk, an online course provided by our training and consultancy social enterprise All In, is focused on this issue. The training encourages reflection on how w…