#homelessnessisnotacrime

[nando161mando]

There have been efforts to #criminalise people who live on the streets in the #UnitedStates.

Supreme Court judges are due to rule on whether a law that essentially makes being #homeless a crime, is #constitutional.

The ruling could affect the lives of more than half a million people.

Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports from #LosAngeles.

#WarOnHomeless #Cruelty #Inhumane #HomelessPeople #DontPunishHomeless #HumanRights #fascism #HomelessnessIsNotACrime #USSupremeCourt

[socialpracticelabs]

"THE OPPOSITE OF POVERTY is not wealth. In too.many places, the opposite of poverty is JUSTICE!" - Bryan Stevenson . . . Originally posted by @socialpracticelabs on Instagram . To donate to our mutual aid projects, "send to friend" on PayPal using donate2.SPL@gmail.com . Follow us on twitter as well (@)thepracticelabs . . . #socialpracticelabs #MutualAid #communitycuisine #BryanStevenson #equity #fundraiser #eatthherich #homelessnessisnotacrime #cancelrent #feedeveryone #culturalworker #blackowned #womanowned #grassroots #grassrootsorganizing #abolishpoverty #AbolishPrisons #abolishice #endpoverty #povertybench #povertyissexist #periodpoverty #povertyalleviation #povertyreduction #solidarity #solidaritynotcharity #solidarityforever #inspirationalquotes #quotes #quotesofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CMo3hlahOxd/?igshid=l85dmmkf82t9

[chronofluiddruid]

What is this bill actually meant to solve? It doesn’t solve nor address homelessness and shelterless people as humans who need and are worthy of shelter, being seen, and care.

This bill is made to cater to people who are distressed and uncomfortable at seeing people without shelter in public spaces- it eases that discomfort by making homeless and shelterless disappear. To hide them away so people don’t have to face the reality of the rising homeless and shelterless populations. To hide them away so real solutions, difficult solutions that will take more time and effort don’t have to be thought of and community oriented.

This bill doesn’t help those who need the most help.

Do not pass this bill. It is dehumanizing, lacking compassion, and is focused on symptoms not root causes of homelessness and shelterlessness.

https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/5107

[vividtrash]

🔪☠️Fuckin' GREED☠️🔪 @queenvandals @pestilencia_worldwide #standwithukraine🇺🇦 #sfpasteups #pasteupporn #pasteupstreetart #greed #sfstreetart #sfstreets #spreadplague #queenvandalscollective #fuckbigtech #fucksfpd #fucksweeps #sweepthepolice #homelessnessisnotacrime #harmreductionsaveslives #cuntrage #femministaf #fuckcensorship🖕 (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfS1sGyO4Wt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[davidwfloydart]

Homelessness is not a crime… #homelessness #kindness #homelessnessisnotacrime #compassioninternational #uk (at Catalina Foothills, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeY7bN-rS2Mc9Oi2nxbUS-MZGuuvSvtu9a3JJ00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lucidseamz]

Frontline responder reporting for duty: Today I was able to brighten up a member's space to reduce depression due to strict social distancing protocols placed in their temporary shelter placement. I'm not a fucking heroes bit it would be nice if we all had livable wages, housing, and supportive communities to name a few things. I know people are scared with the idea of having shelters in their communities, but do they realize that they already have people experiencing homelessness in their backyards right now! There are multiple benefits of having a shelter placement...namely access to toilets, hygiene, food, and outreach/case management services. If not, you have an unseen person taking a piss and shit on the street because they have no home or bathroom to go to. Anywho let me not ruin this lovely horticultural moment. Gonna toot my horn on those 99cent decorations and plants that brought a huge smile to the members face. #frontlineworkers #mentalhealthadvocate #mentalhealthprofessionals #homelessnessisnotacrime #therapeutichorticulture https://www.instagram.com/p/B_3d_SCgCI0/?igshid=pqxgv0niu8k6

[trulygems]

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SHARE SHARE SHARE PLEASE!! More deaths reported, when is this mass culling going to stop? 30 years this issue has been ongoing! What are the government doing about it? Nothing! Because it doesn't make them any money! TIME TO ACT IS NOW! ❤️❤️❤️ https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/getrealproject?utm_id=125 #homelessness #homelessnessawareness #homeless #love #video #community #homelessnesssucks #share #homelessnessisnotacrime #helpthehomeless #donate #nonprofit #endhomelessness #giveback #support #helpingothers #help #fundraising #winter #lifeonthestreets #hope #feedthehomeless #livingonthestreets #followme #poverty #getreal

[encantofoods]

Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you. . . . Less Fortunate: Chris Photography by: @neptunestudiocrew . #neptunestudiocrew #homelessness #endhomelessness #homelessnessawareness #youthhomelessness #endinghomelessness #endhomelessnessnow #endveteranhomelessness #homelessnessisnotacrime #facinghomelessness #tacklehomelessness #homelessnesssucks #endyouthhomelessness #fighthomelessness #stophomelessness #rethinkhomelessness #fightinghomelessness #preventhomelessness #endhomelessnessoc #musiciansagainsthomelessness #homelessnessinamerica #buffalony #buffalony716 #buffalonyhomeless #buffalonylessfortunate ##buffalonyphotographer #snapbridge #yourshotphotographer #nikon (at Buffalo, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9l_9CcBjzP/?igshid=tt78m55hhc0x

[pulsarsmash]

This is how the Las Vegas City Council voted on the ordinance. Keep this in mind when picking who to vote for next election. These people need to be held accountable for their cruelty and evil. #homelessnessisNOTacrime #lasvegas #citycouncil https://www.instagram.com/p/B4jWWoyH-Tk/?igshid=1xerfupav93sg

[blogpravinjadhav]

   I Can See Myself In My Dream Home  10 x Your Success By Downloading Special MP3 Version Of These Affirmations It's FREE! From Link In The Description…   https://dailyaffirmations.xfunnels.io #home #homeworkoutsformoms #homebakingisthebest #homeroom #HomelessnessIsNotACrime #homecookmeal #homevalet #homeschoollife #homelending #homesetlucu #HomergourmetHardRock #HomeLeg #homeforsticks #homeswithattitude #HomeRunToStartOffSeries #homeiswhereyourharzis #homespabangi #homemadelook #homensantenados #homestuckships #HomeMagazine #HomeMadeWedding #homeburguer #homeswwethome #homemadefoods #homecookedbrunch #homegrownpumpkin #homesinnigeria #HomeEcExam #homedesignlover https://www.instagram.com/p/B2n89OtAmcm/?igshid=1n82nbjdlqsuv

[extraordinarylegend]

Thanks to the folks at Sam Lena-South Tucson Library for your dedication to humanity. I visited the library and 95% of the clientele were homeless. They were reading and using the computers. They were taking turns renting the meeting rooms to get an hour of air-con and unbothered sleep. Many of them looked like they’ve had a rough go of it. The employees and security guard treated every one with respect and the clientele respected the library rules. People experiencing the crisis of homelessness are still people. Homelessness in not a crime. #ThanksTucson #homelessness #homelessnessisnotacrime #humanity #samlena #southtucson #humanist #brotherlylove #truechristians #pimacountylibrary (at Sam Lena-South Tucson Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/B07dBJSBvZB/?igshid=1xzsyau6k5tka

[takecare-press]

In case you've ever thought a homeless person "should just get a job", or are homeless for their personal decisions alone, and are therefore failures and are deserving of their situation, please review this slide. A society should be judged not by how much we produce but by how we tend to the most vulnerable among us. We're doing a terrible job of taking care of our homeless population, in Newport, Rhode Island, and across this country. We can do better. we need to do better. Also, for the record, this illustration puts way too many things into the "individual" category, as so many listed here are either social constructs or are exasperated by failing public policy, in addition to everything on the right. But it's a good start to get gears moving in our brains and hearts. It's from my Social Determinants Of Health class at #uri this semester. Your "broadway all-stars" deserve safe homes just as much as the rest of us, and we the privileged are not doing enough to give it to them. I'm seriously thinking of reworking these visuals into something that actually weights certain issues more brightly and clearly for us all to digest. #designforgood #aiga #mynewportlife #newportri #failedpublicpolicy #homelessnessisnotacrime #homelessnessisnotachoice https://ift.tt/2AkZEvZ

[cahomelessyouth]

Bianca Bisi: College Homeless Liaison Superstar

Over the next several months, we’ll be profiling college liaisons working with students experiencing homelessness to highlight best practices and to learn from one another- sponsored by SchoolHouse Connection. CA Homeless Youth Project Director Shahera Hyatt was invited to present in a webinar hosted by School House Connection alongside three amazing college liaisons titled, “Learning from Higher Education Liaisons: Best Practices in Supporting Homeless College Students, Pt 1.” We had the pleasure of learning more about exactly what these liaisons are doing at their respective colleges and were blown away by all of their unique insights so we wanted to share the very important work they are doing. 

Today, we’ll begin with Bianca Bisi, Student Equity Coordinator & Homeless Liaison at Imperial Valley College in Southern California. Imperial Valley College is a community college with a student body of 8,530 in an agricultural rural and border town. She identifies and advocates for students experiencing homelessness at her campus to ensure their college success. Here are her insights into dignified ways to better serve college students experiencing homelessness.

In the quest to more effectively provide resources and assistance for unhoused college students, (whether you’re already a liaison, advocate or in the planning process of creating a program on campus,) there are three simple questions Bianca suggests other college homeless liaisons ask themselves:

What am I trying to track?

How are students going to find me?

Who (on campus) shares my vision?

Now, we know asking youth to rehash painful experiences around their homelessness can not only be counter-productive, but possibly even contribute to re-traumatization- especially without the appropriate supports to process such painful information, so consider what information is crucial for you, as the liaison, to know in order to connect them to resources. It can be very useful to have a data tracking system for students in order to analyze for trends to help shape school services or policy. So only ask students questions you can be accountable for. This might mean asking about barriers to basic needs like food and housing, (of which you could likely provide immediate referrals,) or which services they would like on campus to help them succeed throughout their academic career. This can be more helpful and productive than asking them to recount what led them to be homeless in the first place.

On her campus, they use a data-tracking spreadsheet as well as a system called ‘Banner’ and she works with contacts in the offices of Financial Aid and Admissions, along with their campus Foster Youth and Formerly Incarcerated Liaisons.

An ongoing challenge for unhoused students is not knowing what resources even exist, which ones they are eligible for, where to get those resources, and who to ask these questions in order to get started. While this systemic issue extends beyond the campus, school liaisons can, and should be, the point of contact for these issues for students experiencing homelessness. But how will these students find you when they need you? Are you listed in the school directory with a description of who you are and what you do? Bianca emphasizes thinking about this question: Do other departments or service providers on campus know who you are and what you do? Reach out to them so they know you’re the go-to person on campus for students experiencing homelessness. Most homeless services, in general, are found by word-of-mouth. Finding allies on your campus can be the most valuable tool you have for reaching these students.

Does your campus have a textbook lending library? In discovering resistance to book vouchers, she discovered an empowerment solution so students wouldn’t feel shame in taking what they maybe felt like a “handout.” A lending library also reduces funding necessity for textbook grants overall.

Bianca encourages liaisons to focus on basic needs for students! The USDA reports that the number one barrier to children attending school is their family worrying about getting their basic needs met. This is true for post-secondary education as well. In terms of helpful programs you can take part in, look into The USDA TEFAP Program to allow your school to become a distribution site for free groceries and begin a food pantry for students, find out who receives the local CalFresh Outreach Grant and invite them to your campus to screen students for program entry requirements. If you’re able to coordinate a food pantry for your campus with student involvement, these programs have been very helpful in providing supplemental groceries for food insecure students. If your budget won’t allow for it, try to connect with Americorp for volunteers to establish one.

More basic needs resources to consider:

DSS Mobile Unit- Invite one to campus

Hygiene Kits- host a campus drive to provide students with hygiene supplies (here’s a short how-to-organize-a-donation-drive example)

Housing referrals

We thank Bianca Bisi for allowing us to further share her insights and experiences as a student homeless liaison in order to help others in their work to support students on their campus.

> Next time we will highlight another college liaison from the CSU system to compare experiences and strategies for the student experiencing homelessness at a 4 year college. <

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[lucidseamz]

Thank you universe for 1)still being alive 2)still being employed and 3)able to work in a safe environment. Now the only thing I need is a desk and chair because my neck and shoulders are slowly breaking...or atleast that's how they feel lol #greenspaces #curandomeconplantas #mujersalvaje #mentalhealthadvocate #homelessnessisnotacrime https://www.instagram.com/p/B_AsRn8A-zQ/?igshid=1tbv08tsovrws

[trulygems]

Credit to Lee Jeffries: photo. Donate today at https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/getrealproject?utm_id=125 ❤️if you cannot donate then it only takes a moment to SHARE! #fundraising #instagood #together #supportus #homelessproject #homelessprojects #giveback #loveislight #christmas #nonprofit #community #lovewins #smallacts #service #loveislove #homelessawareness #donate #teamwork #homelessness #homelessnessawareness #love #homeless #homelessnesssucks #support #homelessnessisnotacrime #helpthehomeless #volunteering #volunteer #endhomelessness #helpingothers