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What Advocacy Can Do for You
Advocacy is about changing the world for the better – but it can change you for the better, too. Take it from Deanna Nagle, a tenant advocate and NLIHC member. In a recent blog post, Deanna recounts her experience at a city council budget meeting. When first asked by a local housing group to make Continue reading
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“Information is key”: Advice for Advocates from CJ O’Hara
CJ O’Hara is a homeless and housing advocate based in Chicago. In 2014, CJ became homeless. While trying to find a place to stay, he learned about the programs designed to help people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity, as well as the barriers that exist in some of these programs. In 2015, he began his Continue reading
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Talk of the Town: SCOTUS, Health Care and Homelessness
Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its decision on the Affordable Care Act. Across the country and around the Internet, advocates weighed in on the decision. The court ruled the law constitutional and upheld the individual mandate. In addition, the court decided that states can choose whether or not to participate in the Medicaid expansion, without penalty. Continue reading
On the Home Front 