Andrew Chen
Host: Public Counsel
Sponsor: Anonymous
Max will help families in Washington, DC’s rapid re-housing program stay in housing using legal rights trainings, direct representation, and policy advocacy.
The rapid re-housing program has become the DC government’s primary tool for addressing the city’s mounting family homelessness crisis. It is designed to help homeless families move directly back into market-rate housing by providing temporary financial and supportive services. Unfortunately, the program is failing to keep families in stable housing. There are many reasons for this failure, including the placement of families in unaffordable or sub-standard housing, the inadequate provision of supportive services, and the termination of families from the program without a proper basis or notice. With the scale of the program set to more than double this fiscal year, there is an urgent need for coordinated legal and policy advocacy on behalf of the many rapid re-housing families struggling to maintain their housing.
Max currently works as the policy director at Community Spring, an organization he cofounded.
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