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Thank you to everyone who helped us to meet our match in November and December to support WRAP's vital work into 2019!  We raised $21,050 from 132 donors that was matched by $15,000 -WOW! It takes all of us giving in the different ways we can; time, money, space - all types of support! Thank you to our amazing and generous community for helping WRAP stay strong. We couldn't do what we do without each of you!

January 10, 2019

HUD States Clear Intent to Reduce Public Housing Stock Through a Letter to Public Housing Agencies

Due to Congress failing to provide adequate funding, HUD has stated clear intent to reduce public housing inventory under the euphemism of "repositioning" 105,000 public housing units to "a more sustainable platform by September 30, 2019".

In this case, "repositioning" is a term used to characterize the reduction of dwellings in the public housing inventory through: Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Voluntary Conversion, Section 18 demolition/disposition, and Retention of Assets after a Declaration of Trust (DOT) release.

Read more about what "repositioning" means here: https://nlihc.org/sites/default/files/Repositioning_Public_Housing-PIH.pdf

Read the letter from HUD here: https://nlihc.org/article/hud-letter-phas-signals-intent-dramatically-reduce-public-housing-stock

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HUGE Win for Los Angeles Today!

Today marks a turning point in the long fought battle against the Los Angeles County $3.5 Billion jail plan.

In a show of force, the JusticeLA Coalition rallied this morning calling on the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors to oppose jail construction. Thanks to the leadership of Supervisor Keuhl who voiced her opposition to the women's jail, the entire board unanimously supported a halt to the jail plan and expressed a desire to invest in community-based alternatives. Supervisor Janice Hahn described the decision as a "collective will to put the brakes on," while Supervisor Keuhl attributed the board's shifting position to the persistent advocacy of community. Supervisor Barger, who has historically leaned more conservative on the issue, said she would prefer to "flatten [the Lancaster detention center] and put in affordable housing tomorrow." This is a huge transformation for a board that has continuously voted to move forward with this dangerous and fiscally irresponsible jail plan.

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Right 2 Survive: Statement denouncing vigilantism against houseless people

Right 2 Survive is a grassroots organization led by houseless people, formerly houseless people, and supporters, based in Portland, Oregon. We are dedicated to teaching about and defending the human, civil and constitutional rights of people experiencing houselessness. www.right2survive.org

Over the past year, a vocal minority of Portland residents has targeted houseless people in the name of community safety and livability. A recent LA Times article describes some of their tactics, including harassing people accessing a needle exchange and other services, surveilling and doxxing houseless people, and using deeply dehumanizing language to talk about people living unsheltered. The article refers to MI's behavior as "vigilantism", defined as "law enforcement undertaken without legal authority by a self-appointed group."

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4am Wake Up Move Along Alarm by Cops . Denver, CO

How do you feel when your alarm goes off at 6:45am? Stocked? Probably not. Now imagine how you would feel if your alarm was a bunch of cops driving up honking their horns and telling you to get up into the cold and move along at 4am??? That is how people who are homeless have been awoken the past few mornings. And hat is nothing new or out of the ordinary. Lets end this inhumanity.

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Homelessness Is Not A Crime
As housing becomes more unattainable, we must be better neighbors to all. People are being pushed out of their homes, neighborhoods, communities, and even public spaces.
Denver must be better than this and you can help! Vote for the Denver Right to Survive initiative in May 2019

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