Declaration of War Against Homelessness: A National Moral Imperative

                                                                                           Preamble
We are a nation with the resources to end homelessness, yet every night, more than half a million Americans sleep in cars, under bridges, or on the unforgiving concrete of our streets. In California alone, entire encampments testify to our moral failure. The faces of the homeless are not strangers—they are veterans, the mentally ill, survivors of domestic violence, working parents, and children. Many once had homes, jobs, and stability until illness, trauma, or economic collapse took them to the edge.

To tolerate this is to betray our deepest values. The time for half-measures is over. The moral, civic, and spiritual battle of our time is here.

                                                                                    Articles of Resolve

1. Every Human Life Has Equal Dignity
   The worth of a person does not vanish with the loss of a home. Housing is a human right—not a privilege for the fortunate.

2. Homelessness is a Systemic Failure, Not a Moral One
   It stems from the collapse of mental health care systems, the housing affordability crisis, stagnant wages, and the shredding of our social safety net.

3. Mental Illness and Homelessness Are Intertwined
   Those sleeping rough often carry untreated psychiatric wounds. To address one without the other is to ensure both remain unsolved.

4. Those With Power Have a Sacred Duty to Act
   Leaders in law, government, business, and faith must use their influence, wealth, and authority to dismantle the structures that perpetuate homelessness.

5. Justice Requires Both Immediate Mercy and Long-Term Reform
   We must meet urgent needs—shelter, food, safety—while building systems that make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring.

                                                                                          Call to Action

We issue this call to:

• Lawyers and Law Firms: Deploy your unmatched legal power to fight unlawful evictions, challenge discriminatory ordinances, and secure rights for those without shelter.

• Legislators: Enact housing-first policies, remove SSI asset limits, and guarantee mental health care access for all.

• Faith Leaders: Open your sanctuaries, mobilize your congregations, and proclaim that leaving someone to die in the cold is incompatible with the Gospel.

• Philanthropists and Business Leaders: Commit transformational funding to permanent supportive housing and evidence-based solutions.

Our Commitment

We will not relent. We will wage this campaign in the courts, in legislatures, in the public square, and in the pulpits of America. We will speak for those who have been silenced, and we will not stop until every man, woman, and child in this nation has a place to call home.

History will ask what we did when confronted with this crisis. Let it be said that we fought with all we had. Let it be said that we won.