Tag Archives: History
What Would Mitch Snyder Say and Do Today?
Twenty years ago, the movement to end homelessness lost its most charismatic leader, Mitch Snyder. Snyder and Robert Hayes, NCH’s founder, are considered to be the two leading national homeless advocates in the 1980’s. If Mitch were still alive today, … Continue reading
A Young Advocate’s Perspective: Mitch Snyder
On a late September day in 2009, I trekked from the NCH offices to make visit to the White House and happened, instead, upon a collection of people and a sign that read “61st Day of Fast.” I didn’t know … Continue reading
Senator Robert Byrd, Homeless Advocate Too!
By Michael Stoops, NCH Director of Community Organizing The McKinney Act was the first major federal program to provide funds for people experiencing homeless and inspired bipartisan support from both the House and the Senate. The current McKinney-Vento Act remains … Continue reading
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Tagged History, McKinney-Vento Act, Michael Stoops, Politics, Poverty
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