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Sweeps are a way to push people further into the m

Sweeps are a way to push people further into the margins of society and out of the public eye. They are a sham response to a manufactured issue. Sweeps will never solve homelessness, instead they play into the vicious cycle of homelessness.

Organizers keep fighting back! Our outreach to the community tells us the trends of criminalization, dehumanization, & a gap in actually moving towards viable solutions are on full display.

Criminalization of poor and unhoused people will continue to expand so long as the reins on America’s neoliberal approach to fiscal and social policy remain untethered.

We must seek the commonalities between our communities in order to thread the power of our organizing together!

*Note: This is an abridged version of the full article which can be found on our blog at bit.ly/fightsweeps

Continue to support the work of WRAP members. All members are tagged in the post and the list can be found on our link tree. List below:

@coalitiononhomelessness
@housekeysactionnetworkdenver
@humanrighttohousingcollective
@judismidnightdiner
@lacanetwork_official
@loveandjusticeinthestreets
@unumissoula
@streetspiritnews

Donate to WRAP to support our work! Donation link can be found in our link tree!

For 21 years, we’ve worked alongside @lacanetwork_

For 21 years, we’ve worked alongside @lacanetwork_official and other local groups, with community outreach guiding all our campaigns.

The #Right2Rest Bill was introduced in Colorado, Oregon, and California, and WRAP member groups in all three states built it together from the same outreach to our collective community.

It lost nine times across those states.

The point was never just the bill. The point was the movement behind it. #HousekeysNotSweeps #HousekeysNotHandcuffs #WeWillNotDisappear

As part of our 21st Anniversary Celebration, we ho

As part of our 21st Anniversary Celebration, we hosted an IG Live conversation between Paul and General Dogon with @lacanetwork_official about why WRAP was created: the idea of building a broader network of community organizations down for the serious fight for dignity and respect for our communities.

We know that our job as organizers is to connect accountable organizations and build power collectively, because that makes us all stronger, it makes us all smarter, and it gives us more skills. #WRAP21 #HousekeysNotSweeps #HousekeysNotHandcuffs

The systems are doing what they were built to do:

The systems are doing what they were built to do: displace people, criminalize poverty, protect profit. WRAP + our members organize and fight for dignity and respect.

Every one of us has a role right now; If you have resources, you make space for the folks with time, skills, & energy to work that magic. Every dollar keeps us moving.

$21, $210, or $2,100...it all keeps WRAP + members in sync. Link in bio!

Every day we witness the criminalization of povert

Every day we witness the criminalization of poverty and homelessness where local governments across the country unleash the force of the State against people forced to live in public space. Blaming unhoused people for the fact homelessness exists while they continue to ignore the devastation of public and affordable housing program for people.

Read our post to understand what sweeps are and how they’re used in the cycle of homelessness! #StopTheSweeps

San Francisco, CA. We have an abusive government!

San Francisco, CA. We have an abusive government! Speak out against cuts to senior & disability programs! April 15 Join the board of supervisors' budget committee hearing to share your story! Meet at noon for an action. Hearing begins at 1:30pm Room 278

WRAP's birthday month is coming to a close in less

WRAP's birthday month is coming to a close in less than 10 hours! Continue to support our work in the following ways:

✨Help us raise $2,100 by the end of today!
✨Grow our monthly donors by 21 people!
✨Subscribe to our newsletter & stay updated about WRAP resources, WRAP members & articles on homeless policy!

We want everyone to keep celebrating with us by building, strengthening, & broadening the movement to end the criminalization of poverty & homelessness!

Reach out to WRAP today to learn more about volunteer opportunities, how to support our work & how to get connected with our members!

Reach out to wrap@wraphome.org

All WRAP member organizations are tagged & links can be found in our linktree.

As more people continue to get connected with the

As more people continue to get connected with the Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP), we wanted to introduce ourselves to all of you. Check out this post to understand who we are!

Founded in 2005, WRAP is an organization that unites local community organizing groups with the common aim of fighting against the root causes of poverty & homelessness.

WRAP’s analysis of neoliberal policies expose the prioritization of profit and privatization of affordable housing over solving homelessness. This has resulted in the increase of homelessness & poverty across the country. Homelessness is an issue entrenched in the very fabric of federal cuts to affordable housing, ever changing policies and legislation.

WRAP members are spread across 5 states: California, Colorado, Oregon, Montana, & Washington. Our members are local groups from both city and rural contexts.
To keep WRAP accountable, our members drive our priorities by ensuring they’re grounded in the community.

Our strategies have the power of collective mobilization & are intended to be utilized locally & nationally. We emphasize the importance of community organizing so all of our resources can be used by the public in their work!

As an organization that is celebrating our 21st year as of March 2026, we are grateful for all the support and collaboration over the years! We know that the only way we win this fight is together so get connected with WRAP today & let’s continue to fight for our unhoused and poor neighbors!

Ways to support WRAP
✨Sign up for our newsletter where we share what our members are up to, WRAP resources, & policies & developments on homelessness.
✨Become a monthly donor or send in a one time donation.
✨Reach out to wrap@wraphome.org to learn about volunteer opportunities.
✨Reach out to any of our local member groups to begin organizing with them!

*All links can be found in our linktree found in our bio!

@coalitiononhomelessness @housekeysactionnetworkdenver @humanrighttohousingcollective @judismidnightdiner @lacanetwork_official @loveandjusticeinthestreets @streetspiritnews @unumissoula

We’re going LIVE in a bit 🔴 21 years in, and stil

We’re going LIVE in a bit 🔴

21 years in, and still organizing, still fighting the criminalization of poverty.

Tap in for REAL TALK with folks who’ve been doing this work for decades.

🕑 2p PT / 3p MT / 4p CT / 5p ET

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🔈Tune in for "Real talk: Celebrating 21 Years of F

🔈Tune in for "Real talk: Celebrating 21 Years of Fighting the Criminalization of Poverty!"

WHEN: Tuesday, March 24
WHERE: IG LIVE (click the WRAP ig account to listen in!)

Join us in a conversation between Paul (WRAP) & General Dogon from Los Angeles Community Action Network, who was one of WRAP's founding members, in celebrating 21 years of fighting the criminalization of poverty!

These organizers will talk about the lessons garnered through decades of organizing and how can we continue to advance the struggle for poor and unhoused people.

Can't make it? Follow WRAP & sign up for our newsletter to watch the recording and to stay in touch!

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