Advocacy Manual

Welcome to the Homelessness Advocacy Manual. This interactive tool is designed to provide grass roots advocates, public interest and pro bono attorneys, policymakers and homeless persons with basic information about the rights of homeless persons and the resources needed to resolve their circumstances.

Criminalization	Constructive Alternatives to the Criminalization of Homelessness Criminalization Articles & Memoranda Criminalization Constitutional and Human Rights Framework Criminalization Fact Sheets Criminalization Litigation Documents Challenges to anti-begging and anti-panhandling laws Challenges to restrictions on camping, sitting, or storing property in public places Challenges to restrictions on food sharing Challenges to vagrancy, loitering, and curfew laws Miscellaneous Challenges Criminalization Questions & Answers Destruction of Personal Property Human Rights Aspect of Criminalization Interactions with Police Panhandling or Begging Restrictions Sleeping & Camping Prohibitions
Domestic Violence	Domestic Violence and Housing Litigation Documents Domestic Violence and Human Rights Domestic Violence Articles & Memoranda Domestic Violence Fact Sheets Domestic Violence Legislation District of Columbia Legislation and Training Materials Federal Funding for Services State and Local Legislation VAWA 2005 and Public and Section 8 Housing Domestic Violence Questions & Answers Facts and Figures about Domestic Violence and Housing Private Housing Public & Subsidized Housing Training and Model Advocacy Materials
Education of Homeless Children	Education Articles & Memoranda Education Fact Sheets Foreclosure Crisis Materials Education Litigation Documents Education Models & Constructive Alternatives Education Questions & Answers Access to Extra-curricular Services Access to Supplemental Services under Title I, Part A Disputes, Appeals & Enforcement Early Childhood Education Eligibility for Services Enrollment, Record & Attendance Private Schools, Tribal Schools & Charter Schools Special Education The Right to Remain in the School of Origin The Role of McKinney-Vento Liaisons Transportation Unaccompanied Youth Education Statutory Framework
Hate Crimes	Hate Crimes Articles & Memoranda Hate Crimes Fact Sheets Hate Crimes Litigation Documents Hate Crimes Questions & Answers Hate Crimes Statutory Framework Models to Address Hate Crimes & Violence Against Homeless Persons
Identification	Identification Articles & Memoranda Identification Fact Sheets Identification Litigation Documents Identification Models & Constructive Alternatives Identification Questions & Answers Identification Statutory Framework
Right To Housing	I. Right to Housing Fact Sheets II. Right to Housing Articles, Memoranda & Links III. Right to Housing International Legal Framework A. Relevant Treaties and Declarations B. Advocacy through International Bodies 1. Shadow Reports to Treaty Committees 2. U.N. Special Rapporteurs and the U.N. Human Rights Council 3. Inter-American Bodies 4. Other International Officials and Bodies IV. Right to Housing International Comparative Legal Framework A. France B. Scotland C. South Africa D. Ontario, Canada V. Right to Housing Domestic Legal Framework VI. Right to Housing Litigation and Advocacy Tools VII. Right to Housing Models & Constructive Alternatives VIII. Right to Housing Questions & Answers Accessibility Affordability Availability of Services, Materials & Infrastructure Cultural Adequacy Fulfill Habitability Legal Security of Tenure Location Protect Respect VIIII. Right to Housing Current Campaigns ICESCR Treaty Ratification Los Angeles Miami Racism in the House New Orleans & Gulf Coast Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing Visit 2009
Surplus Property	Surplus Property Articles & Memoranda Surplus Property Fact Sheets Surplus Property Litigation Documents Surplus Property Models & Constructive Alternatives Surplus Property Questions & Answers
Voting Rights	Voting Rights Articles & Memoranda Voting Rights Fact Sheets Voting Rights Litigation Documents Voting Rights Models & Constructive Alternatives Voting Rights Questions & Answers Human Right to Political Participation Registration Voting Requirements Voting Rights Statutory Framework

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