"HUD's proposed Continuum of Care Program (Notice of Funding Opportunity) represents a destructive departure from decades of homelessness policy and will put an estimated 170,000 additional households into homelessness, said NLIHC President and CEO Renee Willis. These actions will destabilize communities across the country. CoC funding must prioritize evidence-based housing practices, housing stability and local decision-making rather than undermine them. The harm to families and individuals who rely on these programs will be irreversible and felt for generations to come."
"Turner announced $3.9 billion in competitive grant funding for the CoC program. According to a statement from HUD, the administration believes this approach will increase accountability and encourage independence targeting what it perceives to be the underlying drivers of homelessness. The plan redirects CoC resources toward short-term shelters that tie participation to employment and substance-abuse treatment. Opponents have warned it will dramatically reduce permanent supportive housing funding and disrupt services nationwide."
A complaint was filed in federal court by a coalition including the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and the local governments of San Francisco, Boston and Nashville against HUD and Secretary Scott Turner. The complaint argues the proposed Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity would redirect resources away from permanent supportive housing toward short-term shelters conditioned on employment and substance-abuse treatment. The proposal is projected to place an estimated 170,000 additional households into homelessness and destabilize communities. HUD states the changes aim to increase accountability and address perceived underlying drivers of homelessness. The CoC program serves more than 750,000 people annually and represents the largest federal homelessness assistance source.
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