People living in encampments do not have trash pickup. They do not have a secure place to store belongings. They do not have access to a shower. These gaps are not the result of anything the people living outside did or failed to do. They are what happens when a person falls outside the systems the rest of us rely on without thinking about them.
Read MoreLast week, HUD quietly rolled back nearly two decades of federal guidance protecting emotional support animals (ESAs) in housing. For many people experiencing homelessness or housing instability, that change creates one more barrier to accessing safe, stable housing.
We see every day how pets and ESAs provide consistency, emotional support, and connection for people navigating trauma, mental health challenges, and displacement. Removing federal enforcement protections doesn’t erase that reality, it just makes housing harder to access for the people who need it most.
Read MoreAt Make-A-Day, we start with a simple truth: people know what they need to survive, to stabilize, and to move forward.
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