Keywords
homeless, legal advocacy
Abstract
This Article examines the role of lawyers for homeless people. It argues that while even the most zealous legal advocacy cannot alone solve homelessness, it remains an important tool because of the assistance it provides to individuals, its impact on broader legal rules, and its potential role in shaping public perception and debate. The Article also maintains that legal advocacy works best when combined with a holistic approach that addresses homeless clients' non-legal needs, such as housing placement, case management, medical and psychiatric care, job training, and substance abuse counseling. It further argues that, to the extent possible, lawyers for homeless people should focus their efforts and resources around those areas that research and experience have identified as the leading causes of homelessness and the most open to solutions.
Recommended Citation
L. Hafetz,
Homeless Legal Advocacy: New Challenges and Directions for the Future,
30 Fordham Urb. L.J. 1215
(2003).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol30/iss3/8