Tag Archives: Michael Stoops
Tourism vs. Homelessness
Each summer I notice how tourism and homelessness do not get along very well. Rather than providing day and night shelter services during the summer months, tourist cites do their best to move out homeless out of visible downtown locations. … Continue reading
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
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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Homeless Hate Crime Legislation Gains Momentum
On April 20, FL/H-11 (Crimes Against the Homeless) was passed 80-28 in the Florida House of Representatives. H-11 will add “homeless status” to hate crime legislation, reclassify offenses fueled by prejudice based on homeless status, and deliver stricter penalties to … Continue reading
