Housing Not Handcuffs

Lack of Affordable Housing and the Criminalization of Homelessness and Food Sharing Throughout the United States.

Discussion with Eric Tars respecting the lack of affordable housing and incidence of homelessness throughout the United States, the criminalization of homelessness and food sharing in numerous counties and the constitutionality and impact of these laws. We also discuss housing as a human right, the particular effects of homelessness on children and the need for more effective public policy measures to ensure adequate housing for all. Eric is the Senior Attorney of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, an organization dedicated to ending homelessness in the United States through policy advocacy, public education, impact litigation and advocacy training and support. Eric’s work focuses on human rights and children’s rights programs. He currently serves as the Chair of the US Human Rights Network’s training committee and on the Steering Committee of the Human Rights at Home Campaign. Eric's previous work includes being a Fellow with the Global Rights’ U.S. Racial Discrimination Program and consultation with Columbia University Law School’s Human Rights Institute and the US Human Rights Network.

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