After many consecutive years of decline, homelessness has been on the rise across the country, with particular increases of people living unsheltered. Countless more in the US are just one financial crisis away from losing their housing as the cost of rent skyrockets in most communities. These are our neighbors. This is us.
During this webinar we explored the homelessness and affordable housing crises in the context of economic justice and connected the dots between advocacy on financial security and housing stability, highlighting promising interventions like direct cash transfers and universal rental assistance, with an eye toward prevention of homelessness.
Speakers
- Lauren Bennett | Director of Policy and Communications | Funders Together to End Homelessness
- Michael Durham | Director of Networks | Funders Together to End Homelessness
- Elisa Harrigan | Policy Strategist | Funders for Housing and Opportunity
- Nancy Ramirez Arriaga | Program Officer | Meyer Memorial Trust
- Ami Nagle | Co–Director: Economic Opportunity Funders | Director: Tax Equity Funders Network