HATE, VIOLENCE, AND DEATH ON MAIN STREET <strong>USA</strong>2008• C<strong>on</strong>tributing factors to homeless pers<strong>on</strong>s’ vulnerability, such as lack ofadequate shelter or housing, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> ways to address those factors.• Community educati<strong>on</strong>, preventi<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> law enforcement strategies.8. Cities should implement more c<strong>on</strong>structive approaches to homelessness <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> not implementor enforce criminalizati<strong>on</strong> of homelessness measures.9. The federal, state, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> local governments should prioritize creating <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> providing adequateaffordable housing <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> services to bring an end to homelessness in our communities.47
HATE, VIOLENCE, AND DEATH ON MAIN STREET <strong>USA</strong>2008MODEL CITY/COUNTY/STATE LEGISLATION/RESOLUTIONSThe Nati<strong>on</strong>al Coaliti<strong>on</strong> for the Homeless (NCH) collaborated with the Nati<strong>on</strong>al Law Center <strong>on</strong>Homelessness <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Poverty (NLCHP) to promote the following legislati<strong>on</strong>.On the federal level, in 2009, there are two bills being c<strong>on</strong>sidered in the U.S. House ofRepresentatives.U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johns<strong>on</strong> (D-TX) <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 13 other U.S. Representatives introduced H.R.3419. The bill seeks to amend the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Hate</str<strong>on</strong>g> Crimes Statistics Act to include crimes againsthomeless people. The other co-sp<strong>on</strong>sors are(as of July 30, 2009): Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN),Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL), Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Rep.Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Rep. James McGovern (D-MA), Rep.Gwen Moore (D-WI), Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Rep. Eleanor Holmes Nort<strong>on</strong> (D-DC)Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Rep. RobertWexler (D-FL).U.S. Rep. Sheila Jacks<strong>on</strong> Lee (D-TX) introduced H.R. 262, the David Ray Ritches<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Hate</str<strong>on</strong>g>Crime Preventi<strong>on</strong> Act, which provides support to victims of hate crimes. Those victims wholose their jobs due to an attack can claim unemployment insurance. If the victim loses theirhouse, the Secretary of Housing <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Urban Development can use grants to provide housingfor victims including those who were homeless before the attack <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> are now in need ofassistance because of the attack.With hate crimes/violence against homeless people escalating, NCH <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> NLCHP are asking localhomeless advocates/direct service providers to have legislati<strong>on</strong> introduced in your respective statelegislatures <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>/or city/county legislative bodies. Below is a model piece of legislati<strong>on</strong> that werecommend.• There are four states (Alaska, California, Maryl<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>Main</strong>e) that have passed pieces ofthis proposed model legislati<strong>on</strong>. Maryl<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> was the first <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong>ly state to n<strong>on</strong>-discreti<strong>on</strong>allyadd homelessness to its hate crimes law. Legislati<strong>on</strong> is currently pending in California,Florida, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> South Carolina. The Washingt<strong>on</strong>, DC City Council approved adding homelesspeople to its hate crimes law <strong>on</strong> July 31, 2009. It was signed into law by the Mayor <strong>on</strong>August 6, 2009.For help <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> advice in getting this model legislati<strong>on</strong> introduced in your city/county/state legislativebody, please c<strong>on</strong>tact:Michael Stoops, Executive Director, NCHPh: (202) 462-4822 x234; Email: mstoops@nati<strong>on</strong>alhomeless.org<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>Tulin Ozdeger, Civil Rights Program Director, NLCHPPh: (202) 638-2535 x212; Email: tozdeger@nlchp.org48
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