Our Calls to Action
We call for local governments to:
- Rescind or stop enforcement of all policies and practices that criminalize homelessness;
- Protect people experiencing homelessness from discrimination and violence;
- Adopt constructive alternatives;
- Ensure housing for all homeless and at risk people.
We call for state governments to:
- Adopt laws that protect people experiencing homelessness from being punished for life-sustaining activities or other discrimination;
- Implement policies to prevent people from becoming homeless in the first place, including appropriate anti-discrimination and due process protections;
- Ensure housing for all homeless and at risk people.
We call for the federal government to:
- Disincentivize criminalization of homelessness through its funding, regulatory, legal, and enforcement powers;
- Implement policies to prevent people from becoming homeless in the first place, including appropriate anti-discrimination and due process protections;
- Ensure housing for all homeless and at risk people.
We call for the general public to:
- Stand up for the dignity and rights of people experiencing homelessness;
- Demand the end to all policies and practices that criminalize homelessness; and
- Speak out for housing for all homeless and at risk people.