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Selected Media CoverageNews Coverage Featuring the Law Center December 2011: The NLCHP along with the ACLU and other voting-rights groups filed suit claiming that the new voter ID law was unconstitutional. Read what the NPR, Reuters, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and the Business Journal had to say about this case. In this Huffington Post article covering fair housing policies, Jeremy Rosen, the Policy Director for the NLCHP states: "It's really a question of whether the banks that made so much money creating this [housing] crisis are going to profit again." Recent reports from the NLCHP prompted the Huffington Post's article stating: "San Francisco continues to make criminals out of its homeless population". Click here to read more. "Cutting Federal Deficit via Building Sales Doesn't Sit Well with Homeless Advocates" the Huffington Post proclaims. Read what our Policy Director at NLCHP had to say about these cuts. Our Executive Director, Maria Foscarinis, speaks on the Ant-Wall Street 'Occupy Movement' in this Reuters' article. November 2011: In the article, 'Restringen
a Desamparados', Impre Media discusses how several cities are penalizing those in poverty and how the NLCHP is combating those measures. September 2011: Since the recession, there has been a 20% increase in the number of homeless students. This UPI
article looks into the cost-effectiveness of housing homeless students. August 2011: The Huffington
Post speaks on how the human rights of our nation's homeless population are being violated. An increase in homelessness yields an increase in laws targeting the homeless. Deseret News covers this issue here. July 2011: Executive Director Maria Foscarinis was quoted in a New York Times obituary for Kip Tiernan, founder of the country's first homeless shelter for women. June 2011: Executive Director Maria Foscarinis' exchange with Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn over surplus federal property garnered attention in The Oklahoman and Government Executive. Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis linked to our "Voices of the Streets" panel on his popular blog, Ted's Take. Reuters quoted Policy Director Jeremy Rosen on the struggles faced by elderly homeless people. February 2011: Executive Director Maria Foscarinis was quoted in a Kansas City Star column on criminalization. January 2011: Law Center commentary on increases in homelessness appeared frequently in the Huffington Post in this home page story, a business section story on "doubling up," and Maria Foscarinis's blog posting. December 2010:
NPR featured the Law Center on its Christmas Day story on homelessness in America. Law Center staff appeared in the opinion sections of major newspapers this month. Executive Director Maria Foscarinis in the Washington Post Policy Director Jeremy Rosen in the New York Times And, the Huffington Post featured Maria in its article on a 9 percent increase in family homelessness. October 2010: Tulin Ozdeger, civil rights program director, comments on donation meters as an anti-panhandling measure in this USA Today article: Cities Revamp Parking Meters as Donation Stations
An article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review discusses the Law Center's 12th annual McKinney-Vento Awards highlighting its personal achievement awardees, the Elzer family: Homeless Crafton Family Receives Award August 2010: The Sun Sentinel highlighted the Law Center's support of adding homeless people as a protected class under hate crimes law: Three Homeless Deaths Would Not Be Called Hate Crimes
In the Orlando Sentinel, the Law Center opposed charging rent in emergency shelters: Some Can't Afford the Cost of Being Homeless in Orlando July 2010: The Law Center's policy director Jeremy Rosen discusses the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill in this New York Times blog: What the Financial Overhaul Means for Renters June 2010: Coverage of the release of the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness was widespread. Here are two examples where the Law Center was featured. In the Washington Post: A look at the Obama Administration's effort to broaden the fight against homelessness. In the Huffington Post: Federal Plan to End Homelessness Unveiled By White House. April 2010: This New York Times cover story featured the Law Center's commentary on HPRP: U.S. Offers a Hand to Those on Eviction's Edge Human Rights Program Director Eric Tars was featured in this Color Lines magazine piece on housing as a human right: Pushed Out and Pushing Back in New Orleans. March 2010: NPR's Alan Greenblatt interviewed Maria Foscarinis for this online piece: Finding A Home For The Homeless' Belongings. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial board was very supportive of the Law Center's lawsuit victory in one of its suburban school districts: A Pennsylvania Pact Ensures Homeless Children Can Go To School. March 2010: A New York Times blog article features the Law Center's efforts in the UN's Universal Periodic Review process: Report to UN Draws Attention to U.S. Housing Rights Violations. February 2010: A look at soup kitchen meal limits and what Gainesville and other cities are doing: Read it here. August 2009: Maria Foscarinis was a guest on To the Point on public radio to discuss the recent trend in cities criminalizing homelessness. Listen to the broadcast here. In an Op-Ed for the New York Times, Barbara Ehrenreich references our Homes Not Handcuffs report and asks: Is It Now a Crime to Be Poor? July 2009: Human Rights Program Director, Eric Tars, produced a daily video blog of his visit to New Orleans with the U.N Advisory Group on Forced Evictions. The Hub featured this blog during the last week of July. Coverage of our Homes Not Handcuffs report appeared in: The Huffington Post, NPR, Los Angeles Times, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Bradenton Herald, Orlando Sentinel, USA Today, Gainesville Sun. Maria Foscarinis appeared in a CNN story about lobbyists paying homeless people to stand in line for them for admission to Congressional hearings on Capitol Hill. May 2009: The Tampa Tribune and the St. Pete Times reported on a lawsuit filed against the city of St. Petersburg for its measures to criminalize homelessness. April 2009: WAMU Radio in Washington, DC interviewed Domestic Violence Staff Attorney, Cecelia Friedman Levin, highlighting NLCHP's report: Insult to Injury: Violations of the Violence Against Women Act. Access the full interview here. March 2009: The Huffington Post published a blog by Maria Foscarinis called Invest in Ending Homelessness. View and comment on the blog here! February 2009: MarketWatch published a story on the lack of tenants' rights when their rental properties are foreclosed. The story, available here, quotes Maria Foscarinis and cites NLCHP's newly released report, Without Just Cause. C-SPAN recorded a briefing held today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition on Renters in Crisis: Issues and Solutions. NLCHP Executive Director, Maria Foscarinis, participated and spoke about the rights of renters living in foreclosed homes. Click here to see the entire 1-hour briefing. January 2009: MSNBC.com reported on increasing homelessness across the country, as well as on the descreasing resources that are available to meet this need. NLCHP Executive Director, Maria Foscarinis, and Policy Director, Laurel Weir, are quoted. Click here for the story. December 2008: The Sarasota Herald Tribune featured a story on hardships faced by renters of foreclosed properties. The story is available here and features policy recommendations for states from NLCHP Executive Director, Maria Foscarinis. November 2008: Legal Bisnow featured NLCHP's 10th Annual McKinney-Vento Awards Dinner in its newsletter. Click here for photos and more on the event! WAMU in Washington, DC featured a story on barriers to voting rights for homeless persons, with a statement by NLCHP Civil Rights Director, Tulin Ozedeger. Click here for more. October 2008: Time Magazine Online featured a story on the rise in hate crimes against homeless people, featuring quotes from NLCHP Executive Director, Maria Foscarinis. Click here for the full story. The Honolulu Star Bulletin featured the Law Center's Children & Youth Staff Attorney, Eric Tars, in its story about homeless children in Hawaii settling a lawsuit giving them access to stable education. Click here to see the article. The New York Times published a letter to the editor on the voting rights of homeless people, written by Executive Director Maria Foscarinis. Click here to view the letter. September 2008: Civil Rights Program Director Tulin Ozdeger was featured on CNN's story on homeless persons' voting rights. Click here to view the video. August 2008: In response to a recent artcle in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "Philadelphia more tolerant of homeless than other cities," NLCHP submitted a letter to the editor, which you can view online here or download here. Washington Post - Abuse Victims Face Bias, Study Says March/April 2008: Odyssey Magazine featured a story on NLCHP Executive Director Maria Foscarinis. Click here to see the story in its entirety. |
