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🚨Breaking News: Today is the launch of the Human Rights-Based, Gender-Sensitive Standards for Emergency Shelters across Canada! These Standards were developed to support emergency shelters in delivering services using a rights-based and gender-sensitive approach. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gieaDRzC #NationalHousingStrategy #right2housing #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli #housingrights #housingcrisis

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Important read from Bridget Young of NACCOM on the current asylum chaos: https://lnkd.in/eW_yKNCe "The solutions are there": ·     create safe routes ·     invest in asylum processing ·     give people seeking asylum the right to work ·     build more social homes ·     fix the private rented sector ·     restore access to justice #ukhousing

Chicago probes death of 5-year-old in migrant shelter. Questions arise on shelter conditions and healthcare standards. Worries grow over crowding and migrant health issues. Volunteer Annie Gomberg voices resident needs amidst hardships. Illinois State Rep. Ramirez urges full inquiry into shelter operations. #chicagoweekly #fallingill #5yearoldboys #chicagomigrants #chicagoshelter #healthcarestandards #inquiry #shelteroperations

NYLAG President & CEO Lisa Rivera spoke with ABC7 this evening about what we expect to see as the City's shelter eviction policy starts taking effect. Some important takeaways: 1️⃣ Further destabilization from shelter evictions — like street homelessness — will only exacerbate the trauma our new neighbors have already endured on their journey. It will also jeopardize their access to legal services and other resources they need to build their lives here. 2️⃣ Immigration legal services can be extremely complicated and take significant time to work through. We can't meet our new neighbors' needs within 30 days, and a policy that displaces them in such a short timeframe makes it far less likely that they can maintain access to our services or any resources they could use to acquire real stability.

In our sector, with the work we do, the people we serve, and the purpose we all share – we simply cannot sit on the fence. If we are genuine about supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged people to live their best lives, then we have to support a Voice to Parliament. Shelter WA supports Yes because we believe that we need to listen to the voices and experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities when the Government is deciding on policies that affect First Nations people. #Yes23 #VoteYes #ShelterWAVotesYes23

�� Urgent Call to Action 📢 Join us and nearly 40 NGOs in urging MPs to stand against the row back of rights for survivors of modern slavery. In 2017, the UK Government promised the Places of Safety scheme – a vital support model that provides survivors with advice, shelter, and medical intervention in the crucial days post-exploitation. After a 6-year wait, this promise has been scrapped along with the pledge to provide survivors with a minimum of 12 months’ support. Without such a scheme, opportunities for identification and survivor support will be missed. This leaves many without the chance to process what they have experienced and make an informed decision about whether accessing support or working with the authorities is right for them. Our joint letter, backed by nearly 40 NGOs, emphasises the need for Places of Safety and 12 months' support. Take a stand 📢 Use the automated email template to contact your MP and demand that the UK fulfills its promises to ensure survivors’ rights and wellbeing are protected: https://lnkd.in/gTW-UCCc #AdvocateForSurvivors #HumanRights #TakeAction #EndModernSlavery #StandWithSurvivors #ModernSlavery #Politics #UKPolitics #UnitedKingdom After Exploitation Snowdrop Project Anti-Slavery International Justice and Care Hope for Justice and Slave-Free Alliance The Salvation Army UK and Ireland Territory Work Rights Centre Ella's Focus On Labour Exploitation (FLEX) La Strada International Hope at Home

Public assistance programs are a lifeline for low-income New Yorkers, including children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities. Yet for most New York households that rely on public assistance, housing instability is unavoidable. Safe and habitable rental units in the private rental market simply do not exist at price points that are affordable for households relying on public assistance’s allowance for rent. January is National #PovertyawarenessMonth. In recognition, we encourage you to read our report on the inadequacy of public assistance shelter allowance and rental supplements: https://lnkd.in/giS5hUCG

Dr. Dereje Wordofa, President of SOS Children's Villages International, says, "Polycrisis today is a significant factor disrupting the life of many communities around the world. When communities are affected, and societies are displaced or going through hardship, children always remain the hardest hit because they are the most vulnerable segment of the population." #polycrisis #WorldHumanitarianDay #SOSChildrensVillages #WHD2023 Learn more about what we do: https://buff.ly/47vo2dc

The presence of thousands of children living in hostels, yet not recorded in official data. This legal loophole sheds light on a hidden reality that demands attention and action. The article highlights the complexity of the situation, where families facing homelessness are placed in temporary accommodations such as hostels, yet their children are not counted in official statistics. This oversight not only skews the perception of the scale of child homelessness but also impacts the allocation of resources and support services. https://lnkd.in/ez5i6jCd #Homelessness #Children #socialjustice #Advocacy #communitysupport #Equality #Awareness