Working to end homelessness. CEO of NAEH. Dog lover. Partner. Data geek. Proud Latina. Former fed. Board of True Colors United.
Feb 2, 2022 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
🧵Today I testified for @FSCDems on #homelessness in America. I am privileged to be able to speak to Congress on these important issues. I have a few things to add given the line of questions we received.
There was a lot of mischaracterization about Housing First (HF) during the hearing and I would like to clear some of that up. I am feeling a little spicy about it so bear with me.
Sep 27, 2021 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
My🧵of the day: An important piece of House Financial Services’ #BuildBackBetter is funding for tribal housing. Tribal nations wouldn't be eligible for many of the other major investments in this bill, so keeping the $2B for these programs is critical for #EquitableRecovery
Inadequate funding for tribal #housing programs has meant American Indians & Alaska Natives living in tribal areas cannot access the housing supports they need. This funding would help decrease overcrowding, repair older homes, & improve climate resiliency.
Sep 24, 2021 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
New 🧵and paper! The $75 billion #housing voucher expansion in #BuildBackBetter legislation would be the biggest step in decades toward ending #homelessness & housing instability. cbpp.org/research/housi…
Overall, the expansion would fund about 750,000 vouchers after a five-year phase in & help 1.7 million people live in safe, stable #housing. Here are our estimates of who that would help in every state: cbpp.org/research/housi…
Aug 27, 2021 • 14 tweets • 8 min read
Thread: Millions of renters at risk of eviction are grappling with the news that they are no longer protected by the @CDCgov#EvictionMoratorium. The @USSupremeCourt decision last night makes clear that Congress must act before another nation-wide eviction ban can be issued.
Congress should act now, and states & localities can also take steps to prevent & delay #evictions.
Federal lawmakers can make sure this preventable crisis never happens again by sharply expanding #housing vouchers in upcoming recovery legislation. cbpp.org/research/housi…
Oct 19, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
USICH released its new federal strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness, a requirement under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Here are my thoughts.
This plan deviates in significant and disappointing ways from USICH’s first two plans: Opening Doors released in the Obama Administration, and Home, Together released under the leadership of Obama appointee @m_j_doherty .
