Corpus Commons: Easing the Burden (video)
Learn how Corpus Commons, in Boise, Idaho is changing lives and supporting people who are experiencing homelessness.
Yes in God’s Backyard: Inside Boise’s Church-Led Affordable Housing Push
In the middle of America’s housing crisis, a surprising solution is taking root—not in city halls or planning departments, but in church fields, synagogue parking lots, and the overlooked parcels of land owned by houses of worship. READ MORE
National Alliance to End Homelessness Statement on Trump Administration’s Executive Order on Homelessness
Order Represents a Broadside Threat to the Nation’s Homeless Response Systems, People Experiencing Homelessness, and the Providers Who Serve Them Read the National Alliance to End Homelessness Statement HERE Read the Executive Order HERE
National Homelessness Law Center condemns Trump’s misguided Executive Order on homelessness
Order directs states to treat homelessness and mental illness as a crime, will make homelessness worse CLICK HERE to read the NHLC statement CLICK HERE to read the Executive Order
Trump signs an executive order to make it easier to remove homeless people from streets
Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Trump has signed an executive order that seeks to overhaul the way the U.S. manages homelessness. READ MORE
Interfaith Sanctuary’s State Street move to be finalized through city-appointed mediator
After years of litigation, Interfaith Sanctuary’s move to its State Street location was approved by the city’s planning and zoning commissioners earlier this month. Now talks are set to begin between the neighborhood association of the adjacent residences and the relocating shelter to resolve their differences. READ MORE
Boise approves enforcement plan for Idaho’s new camping ban Source: Idaho News 6
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Boise modifies its public camping ordinance to comply with state law
Boise officials said shelter-and-resource first approach will continue to be the city’s priority when encountering public camping. WATCH KTVB7 news video
Local woman who formerly lived in her car for months is fighting Idaho’s public camping ban set to take effect July 1
Former unhoused woman who lived in her car for 9 months fights Idaho’s July 1 public camping ban with a petition. READ MORE
Could this city be the model for how to tackle the housing crisis and climate change?
The lack of affordable housing and the growing threat of global warming used to be thought of as two distinct problems. Now that’s changing, and politicians in U.S. cities like Chicago and Denver are looking to tackle the housing crisis while simultaneously combating climate change. They see Vienna’s green social housing as a roadmap. READ…