Policy and guidance, ABA policy and programming, and more resources for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Commission on Homelessness and Poverty's resource clearinghouse.
The ABA's central clearinghouse of ABA-related information and resources for attorneys, the legal profession and the public on a wealth of issues addressing bias, racism and prejudice in the justice system and society.
The ABA House of Delegates passed our co-sponsored resolution at the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting
View - HereHUD proposed a rule allowing allowing shelter providers to refuse services to transgender clients. Public Comments may be submitted through September 22.
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View - HereWhat is a Homeless Court? What isn't a Homeless Court? Myth vs. fact: learn more about Homeless Court Best Practices.
View - HereThe U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness has spotlighted our Homeless Court work on their blog (July 9).
View - HereLearn more about the Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, housed within the ABA Center for Public Interest Law.
Provides information and fosters collaboration to help attorneys and other advocates address existing gaps in legal services, and improve outcomes for homeless youth and young adults—including those transitioning from the child welfare system and exiting the juvenile justice system. Focuses include civil legal matters, juvenile and criminal defense, and policy/systems change efforts for minors as well as young adults through at least age 25.
We welcome you to join us. Lawyers working in government or legal/public service not-for-profit organizations engaged primarily in legal- or policy-based advocacy for low income persons qualify for reduced dues as members of the American Bar Association.
Your gift will educate the bar and the public about homelessness and poverty and the ways in which the legal community and advocates can assist those in need. Make your charitable gift to the ABA Commission on Homelessness & Poverty online today!
