National Coalition for the Homeless

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WHO WE ARE

You Don't Need a Home to Vote!
Since 1992, this campaign has registered thousands of homeless people to vote in all 50 states. The campaign seeks to protect and promote the right of
homeless people to vote.

National Homeless and Low Income Voter Registration Week
is September 21-27.
You can learn more about voting rights, and host your own voter registration drive, using our manual.

Please click the above headlines
for more information

The National Coalition for the Homeless, founded in 1982, is a national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to a single mission. That mission, our common bond, is to end homelessness. We are committed to creating the systemic and attitudinal changes necessary to prevent and end homelessness. At the same time, we work to meet the immediate needs of people who are currently experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of doing so. We take as our first principle of practice that people who are currently experiencing homelessness or have formerly experienced homelessness must be actively involved in all of our work.

BREAKING NEWS

Quote of the Month:
"We always said he wasn't homeless. He was just away from home." Click here to read more
September 5-27, 2008
Student Night THIS FRIDAY! (A FREE Event!)
The National Coalition for the Homeless, in cooperation with the fine art gallery MOCA DC, is pleased to announce THE HOMELESS ART PROJECT. The project has several objectives, chief of which is to highlight the plight of America’s growing homeless population.
For more information, please click here or visit www.mocadc.org
September 21-27, 2008
National Homeless & Low Income Voter Registration Week
Another important election year is approaching and we hope you will join us in ensuring everyone’s voice is heard. The National Coalition for the Homeless, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, and the National Low Income Housing Coalition are honored to invite your organization to participate in National Homeless & Low Income Voter Registration Week on September 21-27, 2008 by hosting a voter registration drive or promoting voter education and participation.
August 27: Despite an original bill that looked promising, NCH can no longer support the Committee-passed version of H.R. 840, a bill to reauthorize HUD’s homeless assistance programs.
Click here to read more
August 21: We've published new factsheets!
August 19: New NCH posters are now available!
August 13: NCH and the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty invite organizations at all levels to stand with us in our effort to stop hate-motivated violence against homeless people.
August 7: Read NCH's press release concerning Paris Hilton!
This comes in the wake of her recent video response to Sen. John McCain's campaign video, which compared Sen. Barack Obama to the Hollywood star. Click here to read the release.
August 6: After two days with the homeless people on the streets of Boston in November 2006, Bob Ballard made a music video entitle "Not Like Him". He created the Hearts Of Fire Project from the inspiration and love he felt during those two very special days with the homeless people in this video. Click here to read his story and watch the video.
August 1: "Homeless Isn't Helpless: A Remarkable Journey of Hope and Humour", by William Laney
Click here for details of this exciting new book.
August 1: "National Homeless & Low Income Voter Registration Week" is September 21-27, 2008. To find out how you and your organization can get involved, please join us this Wednesday August 6 at 3:00pm EST for a conference call. More information about the Voter Registration Week and the conference call can be found by clicking here.
July 25: Read NCH’s letter to Senators in support of the Homes for Heroes Act, S. 1084, a bill that will provide housing for low-income veterans
July 16: "Endorsing Five Fundamentals to Prevent and End Homelessness: A Challenge to Candidates for Public Office Tool Kit." NCH, along with the Corporation for Supportive Housing, National AIDS Housing Coalition, National Alliance to End Homelessness, National Center on Family Homelessness, National Health Care for the Homeless Council, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, National Low Income Housing Coalition, National Network for Youth, and the National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness, have compiled the Tool Kit.
In 1948, the United Nations declared that Housing is a Human Right. Click here for more information.
Learn how to organize a Candidate Homeless Challenge in your community!
NCH is becoming internet savvy! Donate to NCH by searching the internet with www.GoodSearch.com! Or visit our page on Myspace (www.myspace.com/nationalhomeless) and join our Group and Cause to End Homelessness on Facebook!
The National Survey on Tobacco Prevention at Homeless Service Agencies. The results of this survey will help guide further research and funding to this issue. Please click here to take the survey.
Hotels that can sleep well at night: The hospitality industry is opening doors to causes and communities in need.
Farrah Gray Signs on as Spokesperson for National Coalition for the Homeless.

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