Lawmakers will unveil bipartisan legislation on Thursday that would give federal dollars to overnight parking programs for people living in their vehicles.
Though the affordable housing shortage is key, mental illness increases the risk of losing a home and makes it harder to regain one.
Getting an unhoused person into a home can cost $10,000 a year — and more than 580,000 people are unhoused on any given night.
In Missouri, it’s now illegal. In Tennessee, it can be a felony. But criminalizing homelessness could make it harder for people to find homes.
