Our Partners

All across the country, organizations and public officials at the national, state, and local level have joined together in agreement that we will never arrest our way out of homelessness. In order to ensure all people have the housing and support needed to thrive, our communities and elected officials must end all legislation that criminalizes having to survive in public spaces. Instead, we must refocus attention and resources towards affordable housing, education, health care, employment, and other opportunities and services that empower everyone to live with dignity.

See below for a list of members who have joined the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign. If you are a public official or organization and would like to have yourself or group represented on this page, please reach out to info@homelesslaw.org.

Endorsements

Public Officials

  • The Honorable Eric Holder, former U.S. Attorney General 
  • Barbara Poppe, Former Executive Director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness 
  • Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh 
  • Bridgeport City Council Member Scott Burns 
  • Metolius City Council Member Candy Canga 
  • Vermont State Representative Martin LaLonde 
  • NYC Council Member Stephen Levin 
  • Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams 
  • Seattle City Council Member Mike O’Brien 
  • Spokane City Council Member Kate Burke 
  • Vancouver City Council Member Ty Stober 
  • City of Tallahassee Commissioner Gil Ziffer 
  • Klamath Falls Ward 1 City Councilor Phil Studenberg 
  • Karen Lash, Former Executive Director, White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable 
  • Sarasota City Commissioner Shelli Freeland Eddie
  • Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Chiraag Bains
  • Former Security Officer Dean Becker (United States Air Force)
  • Deputy Chief Stephen Downing (Ret.) (LAPD)
  • Chief Deputy Matthew Fogg (Ret.) (U.S. Marshals Service)
  • Maj. Neill Franklin (Ret.) (Baltimore and Maryland State PDs)
  • Officer Brian Gaughan  (Ret.) (Davenport, IA and IL PDs)
  • Lt. Commander Diane Goldstein (Ret.) (Redondo Beach PD)
  • Former Police Corporal Tim Hitt (Monroe, LA PD)
  • Colonel Ed Jackson (Ret.) (Baltimore PD)
  • Senior Patrol Officer Tim Johnson (Ret.)
  • Former Patrol Officer Jerry Kaczmarek (New Orleans PD)
  • Officer Shelley Fox-Loken  (Ret.) (State of Oregon)
  • Former Police Corporal Corey Lowe (Clarkson, GA PD)
  • Judge Gordon McAllister (Ret.) (District Court of Tulsa, OK)
  • Former Officer and Sheriff’s Deputy Carrie Roberts (Colorado Dept. of Corrections)
  • Lt. Tony Ryan (Ret.) (Denver PD)
  • Chief Norm Stamper (Ret.) (Seattle PD)
  • Sgt. Carl Tennenbaum (Ret.) (San Francisco PD)

National Organizations

State and Local Organizations