Homeless AdvocacyHomeless AdvocacyIntroductionWhat is homelessness? According to the definition stated by Stewart B. McKinney, for purposes of the 1987 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, “a homeless person (homelessness) is one who lacks a fixed permanent nighttime residence, or whose nighttime residence is a temporary shelter, welfare hotel, or any public or private place not designed as sleeping accommodations for human beings.” A rather deceptive definition when one considers the fact that homelessness is not a natural state, but one created and maintained by political agendas.
Government Solutions?Our government is not doing all that it can to combat our nation’s homelessness.In 1987, the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act was put into law. However, our government has moved away from the need to address the causes of homelessness. Instead our government has focused on the individual responsibility of those who become homeless, blaming their misfortune as their own fault. It is this belief that has helped to increase the homelessness of our nation, and it is this belief that will continue to do so if our government does not take a closer and more realistic look at the causes behind homelessness in our nation. Unless our government commits to ending homelessness through public education, policy advocacy, and technical assistance, homelessness will become a national disaster for the United States. Right now our government is not doing all it can towards putting into place the necessary solutions to combat homelessness.
We are now committed to finding and addressing the reasons behind our nation’s extreme homelessness crisis.
As many other countries, we now have significant resources available to help people living in poverty. Many people living in the United States, particularly in small cities and small towns, are in need of adequate support at home, where they can be provided with basic necessities like food, utilities, and clothing.
We will continue working to assist you as we work to solve our most pressing issues, including homelessness, housing dependency, and the role that government should play in protecting those people and their families.
DACI is a nonprofit, government-owned organization that supports the right to live and work in dignity of its residents through education, job training, and employment. It promotes equal opportunity, provides funding to states to promote health and wellness programs, and has worked to prevent violence through its advocacy group, Equality Now. It also has committed to helping more community partners build and develop the right incentives for job training and programs. Visit its website here.
ADA is one of the nation’s most comprehensive government programs designed to combat harmful effects that impact minority populations. Its objectives include building a community of diverse skills, services, and opportunities for young and old and strengthening the nation’s commitment to a sustainable and balanced society. This focus is based on information and understanding about the laws and policies we use to respond appropriately to the challenges involved in our nation’s everyday lives. The Act provides a means for communities and groups to plan, organize, and build communities of their own, so that people know how to get involved in the lives of others. In addition, the Act also ensures that agencies and community organizations are notified about important policy changes that may adversely affect them. Information from the Act includes:
Thank you for your hard work. I look forward to your continued support and constructive criticism.
Thank you for supporting me and your advocacy team at Equality NOW, and for making this important legislation a reality.
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