NAEH (National Alliance to End Homelessness) recently emailed this Action Alert to homeless advocates: Last week, President Biden released his budget for the next fiscal year. It’s a bold framework for spending priorities to address poverty in America, but it doesn’t go far enough. We need at least $200 million in additional homeless assistance grants…
NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer talks to author Tracy Kidder about his new book, Rough Sleepers, which profiles Dr. Jim O’Connell, who runs an organization called Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. ‘Rough Sleepers’: How one person can make a difference caring for the unhoused : NPR
The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) has released a report noting that while rents are rising nationally, a significant portion of that increase is due to what the consumer advocacy group calls “junk fees.” READ MORE
The Ada County Commission on Tuesday unanimously declined to extend financial support to the city of Boise to help house extra Interfaith Sanctuary guests in hotels. READ MORE HERE.