More than 650,000 people in this country have nowhere to sleep. Since the end of pandemic-era financial support, homelessness has been on the rise in nearly every demographic group across the United States. Nearly one third of people suffering from housing insecurity are adults and children in families, and thirteen percent are veterans.
Yet, our policymakers – from local government to Congress – have failed to make a meaningful difference in providing a pathway to shelter for our most vulnerable populations. Instead of investing in affordable housing, behavioral health services, and other community-based supports, some government leaders are relying on the same presumption that has failed to improve safety and well-being for decades: that incarceration is the solution. On Monday, that fight will go to the Supreme Court.
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