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The right to housing (occasionally right to shelter [1]) is the economic, social and cultural right to adequate housing and shelter.It is recognized in some national constitutions and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. [2]
Housing refers to the usage and possibly construction of shelter as living spaces, individually or collectively. Housing is a basic human need and a human right, playing a critical role in shaping the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities, [1] As such it is the main issue of housing organization and policy.
The pandemic revealed the full extent of the U.S. housing crisis. Where were the roughly 580,000 people living unhoused in 2020 to go under "stay at home" orders? and what about those facing eviction?
Leilani Farha was a pioneer in launching THE SHIFT in 2019 as a new global movement to claim and realize the basic human right to housing; SHIFT encourages individuals and businesses to consider housing not exclusively as a place to invest excess capital, but to consider providing housing facilities as a place for people to live with dignity, raise families and participate more actively in the ...
Housing is one of the “sectors” of the 100% Otero Initiative, founded in early 2020.
Housing isn’t political; it is a fundamental human right. It is time to unite behind the cause of ensuring that every individual — regardless of income — has access to safe, affordable housing.
Housing First for the chronically homeless is premised on the notion that housing is a basic human right, and so should not be denied to anyone, even if they are abusing alcohol or other substances. The Housing First model, thus, is philosophically in contrast to models that require the homeless to abjure substance-abuse and seek treatment in ...
The Head Start and affordable housing project is part of more than a decade-long transformation of the former Bluegrass Aspendale public housing development that began in 2005.