California Bill Would Help Protect Homeless People from Hate Crimes
The National Coalition for the Homeless firmly believes in protecting homeless people against hate crimes committed by housed persons...
Orlando’s Food-Sharing Ordinance
Federal Appeals Court Ends Food Fight in Orlando in First Vagabonds Church of God v. City of Orlando On...
Shefights.net : A sequel to Bum Fights
As of April 1, 2011 two homeless residents, George Grayson and Kyle Shaw of St. Petersburg, Florida are suing...
“Voluntary Hunger in Protest of Involuntary Hunger”
By: Brian Stone Today, it seems as though there is normalized acceptance of a segment of our population not...
Get Out the Homeless Vote in 2010
by Michael Stoops In the early 1980’s there were successful lawsuits on the right of homeless people to vote...
Is it legal to restrict food-sharing?
By Jackie Dowd The food-sharing in downtown Orlando went on as usual last Wednesday night, despite the decision by...
We are Still the Same
Here at the National Coalition for the Homeless, co-workers and I were discussing the laws against panhandling that have...
Homeless Hate Crime Legislation Gains Momentum
By Michael Stoops, Director of Community Organizing On April 20, FL/H-11 (Crimes Against the Homeless) was passed 80-28 in...
Tourism vs. Homelessness
by Michael Stoops, Director of Community Organizing Each summer I notice how tourism and homelessness do not get along...
The musings of a Hunger Fellow
Steph Whitaker has been with NCH for the past 5 months as the Bill Emerson Hunger Fellow. Her time...
