Advocacy Manual

Welcome to the Homelessness Wiki! This interactive Homelessness Advocacy Manual 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.

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act		Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) EFSP Statutory Language Food Stamps Provision Food Stamps Statutory Language Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) * HPRP Notices HPRP Federal Materials, Q & A, and Resources HPRP Implementation HPRP Links, Documents and Presentations HPRP Statutory Language Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) LIHTC Statutory Language McKinney Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program (EHCY) EHCY Federal Materials and Resources EHCY Links, Documents and Presentations EHCY Regulations and Notices EHCY Statutory Language Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Child and Adult Care Food Program		CACFP Articles, Memoranda & Resources CACFP Fact Sheet CACFP Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) CACFP Litigation Documents CACFP Models & Constructive Alternatives CACFP Statutory Language
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 Higher Education Access to Supplemental Services under Title I, Part A Disputes and Enforcement Early Childhood Education Eligibility for Services Enrollment, Record & Attendance Private Schools and Charter Schools Special Education Supporting Academic Success The Right to Remain in the School of Origin The Role of McKinney-Vento Liaisons Transportation Unaccompanied Youth Education Statutory Framework Education Pending Legislation & Regulations Education Training Materials
Foreclosure		Foreclosure Articles, Memoranda & Links Foreclosure Fact Sheets Foreclosure Litigation Documents Foreclosure Models & Constructive Alternatives Foreclosure Questions & Answers Statutes Relevant to NLCHP Foreclosure Work Violations of The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA)
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
HEARTH Act		FEDERAL PLAN OVERVIEW
Identification		Identification Articles & Memoranda Identification Fact Sheets Identification Litigation Documents Identification Models & Constructive Alternatives Identification Questions & Answers Identification Statutory Framework
Right To Housing		2011 Spring Forum Resources and Materials Right to Housing Articles, Memoranda & Links Right to Housing Current Campaigns Campaign to Restore National Housing Rights Los Angeles Testimony DC Emergency Shelter Campaign DC Right to Housing Campaign Economic & Social Rights Treaty Ratification Every Child Deserves the Right to Housing Human Rights Committee Review Los Angeles Miami Racism in the House New Orleans and Gulf Coast Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing Visit 2009 Universal Periodic Review 2010 Follow Media Coverage of the Universal Periodic Review! Right to Housing Domestic Legal Framework Right to Housing Fact Sheets Right to Housing International Comparative Legal Framework A. France B. Scotland C. South Africa D. Ontario, Canada 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 Right to Housing Litigation and Advocacy Tools Right to Housing Models & Constructive Alternatives Right to Housing Questions & Answers Accessibility Affordability Availability of Services, Materials & Infrastructure Cultural Adequacy Fulfill Habitability Legal Security of Tenure Location Protect Respect
Surplus Property		Surplus Property Articles, Reports & Memoranda Surplus Property Fact Sheets Surplus Property Litigation Documents Surplus Property Models & Constructive Alternatives Surplus Property Questions & Answers Surplus Property Statutes and Regulations
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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