Cooper Housing Institute

Making Housing a Priority.

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“I think absolutely that if [HUD] ties the funds to these requirements, they will create more #homelessness.” #homelesspolicy #affordablehousing https://t.co/gzPYH8fW43

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Increased cost of living has strained #affordablehousing for middle class workers such as healthcare workers, police, firefighters, teachers. #LIHTC
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Intentional communities mostly fall into 3 categories: intergenerational, veterans' and transitional. #homelessness #homelesspolicy
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“No one ever really did what they first did, and no one’s ever done what they’re about to do,” #homelessness #homelesspolicy
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"Simple, playful interactions with adults help children develop sturdy brain architecture, core life skills, and resilience against adversity. But for children experiencing homelessness, time and space for play can be scarce." #homelessness #homelesspolicy https://t.co/58oPauBE2r

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Wisconsin can treat the rise as evidence that prior strategies failed, or it can treat it as evidence that successful strategies require reinforcement under changed conditions. #homelessness #homelesspolicy https://t.co/zZaJt3D75K

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“It is not about the quantity of the affordable homes but how you target them that makes a big difference.” #homelessness #homelesspolicy https://t.co/F5yUdnlVNj

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Community left to fill the gap in the abscence of federal permanent supportive housing funding. #homelessness #homelesspolicy
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"...Person-first language is saying they’re children who are experiencing something — that is not what defines them,” #homelessness #homelesspolicy https://t.co/x0NcWRUoL7

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Business owners say chronic street #homelessness is driving customers away and creating public health issues. #homelesspolicy
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3 judge panel put on hold a Rhode Island judge’s ruling that barred the Department of Housing and Urban Development from imposing changes to grant funding awarded through the Continuum of Care program. #homelessness #homelesspolicy
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“Health systems can potentially play a crucial role filling gaps in responses to #homelessness, but their ability to do so appears to be conditional on their state’s existing infrastructure,” #homelesspolicy https://t.co/nZ8oabBqx1

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“It’s important to have a sense of what are those potential impacts.” #homelessness #homelesspolicy https://t.co/wTUS9m9Nx8

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If signed, bill would create a joint powers authority for #homelessness across county. It would also likely face legal challenges. #homelesspolicy
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Current Republican #homelesspolicy follows agenda outlined by Cicero Institute. #homelessness
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“Arresting people for sitting, sleeping, or lying on the sidewalk or in public spaces does not end their #homelessness..." #homelesspolicy https://t.co/9dfmWiP2VL

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"We're offering them services, whether it's detox, a shelter program, and if they refuse all the services, then they end up going to jail," #homelessness #homelesspolicy https://t.co/mKPcv8z4W9

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Gov. Stein argued bill’s approach to #homelessness and addiction would ultimately be counterproductive and create a “significant unfunded mandate” for local governments. #homelesspolicy https://t.co/ZufHj5EbwF

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City claims that encampment "presents serious and worsening health, safety and environmental conditions that pose risks to the people staying there and residents in the surrounding area..." #homelessness #homelesspolicy https://t.co/47TaJc2ohH

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“I can safely say that we need more resources across the state, and more investment from the state, particularly as we have that volatility on the federal level,” #homelessness #homelesspolicy https://t.co/8cjJ1sdvDW