Miscellaneous
For this episode of the Poverty Policy Podcast, Regina interviews Donald Whitehead Jr., the newly named Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, about elections and voting for people living in poverty and homelessness. Donald talks about what it means for people without a stable address to vote, his thoughts on mail-in voting in the era of COVID-19, and what organizations and policy makers must do to ensure voting is achieved as a human right. Donald also shares the one thing he would ask his member of Congress to change (pass the Voting Rights Act) and his City Council person to change (make sure there are enough polling places) in order to combat voter suppression. You Don't Need a Home to Vote Campaign: https://nationalhomeless.org/campaigns/voting/ About the Voting Rights Act of 2020: https://www.naacp.org/latest/john-r-lewis-voting-rights-act-2020/ National Health Care for the Homeless Council's voter registration page: https://nhchc.org/take-action/voter-registration/