#IAskForHelpBecause

#IAskForHelpBecause

#IAskForHelpBecause

More than 25 laws attempting to ban panhandling have been declared unconstitutional by the court. Everyone has the right to ask for help. #IAskForHelpBecause #HousingNotHandcuffs

#IAskForHelpBecause

#IAskForHelpBecause free speech applies to everyone. Whether you’re carrying a protest sign or a donation sign, the government does not have the right to punish you for the content of your speech. #HousingNotHandcuffs

#IAskForHelpBecause

Punishing homeless people for panhandling with fines and fees they can’t afford will not solve homelessness. #IAskForHelpBecause #HousingNotHandcuffs

Fact: Panhandling is caused by lack of adequate, affordable housing, low wages, lack of health care, and other systemic causes. Addressing people’s survival needs is the best way to end panhandling, whereas criminalizing is the worst. #IAskForHelpBecause #HousingNotHandcuffs

Punishing homeless people for panhandling with fines and fees they can’t afford will not solve homelessness. #IAskForHelpBecause #HousingNotHandcuffs

#IAskForHelpBecause is a campaign dedicated to working with legal & local organizing partners in an allied push to repeal anti-panhandling ordinances & work towards constructive solutions: #HousingNotHandcuffs. Find out more about #IAskForHelpBecause at https://t.co/8rHUwlfRr2.

Cities should spend more time and resources on ending homelessness with permanent housing, not bans on panhandling. #IAskForHelpBecause #HousingNotHandcuffs https://t.co/SBnnqIX9TI

Enforcing bans against asking for help—a constitutional right—is a waste of time for law enforcement and a waste of money for taxpayers. #IAskForHelpBecause #HousingNotHandcuffs

Enforcing bans against asking for help - a constitutional right - is a waste of time for law enforcement and a waste of money for taxpayers. #HousingNotHandcuffs #IAskForHelpBecause

Diane O'Connell: “Panhandling laws are used to unfairly criminalize people experiencing homelessness for exercising their 1st Amendment rights. Every person has the right to ask for help." #IAskForHelpBecause #HousingNotHandcuffs https://t.co/SBnnqIX9TI

#IAskForHelpBecause sometimes things are too hard to handle on your own

Go to https://t.co/oLFC9P5vja to learn more about the campaign and common myths around #panhandling. Join us the next couple of days as we debunk these five common myths by following #IAskForHelpBecause.

Have you heard of our #IAskForHelpBecause Campaign? It is a campaign dedicated to working with legal and local organizing partners in an allied push to get communities to repeal their anti-panhandling ordinances and work towards constructive solutions: #HousingNotHandcuffs.

#IAskForHelpBecause is a campaign by the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty to talk about both panhandling and other ways people ask for money and assistance

Thanks @BKeeperman for highlighting our work with @ACLUofIL and @ChiHomeless in our #IAskForHelpBecause Campaign. #HousingNotHandcuffs