[COVID-19 & Chicago’s Homeless]
Mayor Lightfoot: “Unlike many of us, our residents experiencing homelessness cannot simply close their doors to this disease, and that’s why we have rapidly escalated our citywide system to prevent transmission of this disease.”
Photo: YouTube
Homelessness
CHICAGO MAYOR ANNOUNCES MOBILIZATION ACTIONS TO STOP COVID-19 TRANSMISSIONS AMONG HOMELESS
PENNSYLVANIA REP. EVANS WELCOMES LEADING HOMELESS ADVOCATE TO 2020 STATE OF UNION
[Homelessness\Sister Mary Scullion\Project HOME\State of Union 2020]
Rep. Evans: “Sister Mary’s presence in Washington will help me to highlight the need for more affordable housing dollars and support of policies to reduce poverty and homelessness.”
Photo: Project HOME
NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER UNVEILS PLAN TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
[Homelessness\Affordable Housing]
Catherine Trapani, Executive Director, Homeless Services United, Inc: “Homelessness is a complex multifaceted problem that can only be solved with a comprehensive strategy. We need to break down silos and address the root cause of the issue.”
Photo: Facebook
MINNESOTA CONGRESSWOMAN OMAR INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO EXPAND PUBLIC HOUSING AND FIGHT HOMELESSNESS
[Congress\Public Housing]
Rep. Omar: “Every American deserves access to a safe and stable place to live, but unfortunately, our current free-market housing system is not meeting the needs of working families. On a single night, over 10,000 people in Minnesota were homeless last year… And that’s just Minnesota.”
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
