Homeless Voices for Justice
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Homeless Voices for Justice is a state-wide social change movement, organized and led by people who have struggled with homelessness.
07/07/2020
The lack of affordable housing drives homelessness. Former affordable or low-income housing has been gentrified. If an individual or a family obtains a voucher, they can not find an apartment. Lobby Senators to pass this bill. See the comment below regarding "The Gap" between affordable and low-income housing, and what is needed.
Statement from NLIHC on Passage of the “Moving Forward Act” with $100 Billion Investment in Affordable Housing Washington, DC – The connection between affordable homes and infrastructure is clear: like roads and bridges, affordable homes are long-term assets that help communities and the lowest-income families thrive. With today's passage of the “Moving Forward Act,” which includes the “Housing is In...
04/28/2020
2020 National Low Income Housing Coalition Advocates Guide Available for download...
Every year, the National Low Income Housing Coalition publishes the Advocates’ Guide to Housing and Community Development Policy to educate advocates of all kinds about the programs and policies that make housing affordable to low-income people across America. Whether you are a new employee at a housing agency, a student in an urban planning program, or a seasoned affordable housing advocate looking for a refresher on key programs, this book will give you the overview of housing programs and advocacy tools you need to be a leader in the affordable housing movement.
Advocates’ Guide The Advocates’ Guide to Housing and Community Development Policy educates advocates of all kinds about the programs and policies that make housing affordable to low-income people across America. Learn more here.
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Our Mission
Homeless Voices for Justice (HVJ) is a grassroots organization that works for social change, with and on behalf of, people who struggle with homelessness and poverty. HVJ is self-led by organizers who have all experienced homelessness and is supported by a full time organizer. The founding group in Portland has existed since 1995, and we network in other locations such as York County, Augusta, Brunswick, and Lewiston.
Our goal is to build a coalition for, and of, homeless people throughout maine. We seek to empower poor and homeless people whose perspectives are often excluded from the development of policies and programs that impact their social and economic well being. Disenfranchisement, oppression, and marginalization creates this absence. Therefore, we hope to assert ourselves and our interests in maine politics through protest, education, and positive policy change and reform.
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38 Preble Street
Portland, ME
04101
