Policy & Legislation
Advocating for Systemic Change
Key Policy Areas
- Housing First & Permanent Supportive Housing Models: Advocating for policies that support the Housing First approach, which prioritizes providing permanent housing without preconditions.
- Health Equity: Promoting policies that ensure equal access to healthcare for all, especially for marginalized communities.
- Harm Reduction & Substance Use Treatment: Supporting legislation that improves access to substance use disorder treatment and harm reduction services.
- Mental Health Services: Pushing for policies that enhance access to comprehensive mental health services.
- Affordable Housing: Advocate for policies like rental assistance that help ease the burden on low-income families.
Relevant Policy Briefs & Legislative Updates
- House Appropriations Committee Passes FY25 Budget Proposal Cutting Key Housing Investments - NLIHC, July 2024
- Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), introduces "Housing for All Veterans Act" (S.4560) - July 2024
- More Coming Soon
External Resources
Here are some additional resources to help you understand and engage with policy and legislation efforts:
- National Alliance to End Homelessness: endhomelessness.org
- National Health Care for the Homeless Council: nhchc.org
- National Harm Reduction Coalition: harmreduction.org
- National Coalition for the Homeless: nationalhomeless.org
- National Low Income Housing Coalition: nlihc.org
