The Trump Administration announced the reversal of its proposed funding allocation in the Continuum of Care Program, which will restore billions of resources for the permanent housing necessary to avoid pushing 170,000 extremely low-income families out to the street.
The Administration’s withdrawal of its Notice of Funding Opportunity follows significant pressure by housing advocates including San Jose Congressman Sam Liccardo, who rallied 32 colleagues in demanding answers from Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, regarding the administration’s abrupt plan to cut billions from a proven homelessness-prevention program.
States, local governments, and non-profits also filed two lawsuits challenging the rule, and the reversal anticipated imminent hearings in those suits.
Advocates say the housing aid program has become the nation’s most effective tool for helping vulnerable Americans secure stable housing and access to supportive services.
A statement by Liccardo’s office said the administration’s proposed changes would have slashed existing funding that would push more than 2,300 people in Liccardo’s 16th Congressional district—and more than 170,000 individuals nationwide—back into homelessness.
“This is a win for common sense—and for the thousands of families who rely on permanent supportive housing to stay safe and stable,” Liccardo said in a statement. “We turned up the pressure with our letter and by uplifting stories like Katayna’s—a young mother who just moved into an apartment thanks to federal CoC funds for permanent housing. She and so many others can breathe easier today knowing their housing isn’t suddenly in jeopardy.”
“We must keep treating our housing crisis like the crisis it is,” Liccardo continued. “Keeping this program intact is a critical step in the right direction.”
From the artical, “Advocates say the housing aid program has become the nation’s most effective tool for helping vulnerable Americans secure stable housing and access to supportive services.”
The term, “…vulnerable Americans…” implies recipients of Federal CoC Funds are ‘Citizens of the United States of America (USA).’
Are the reipients of Federal CoC Funds ‘Illegal Aliens’ or Citizens of the USA?
David S. Wall
No David S Wall, wrong again, that is not what it implies. Let’s not always raise the specter of the ‘illegal’ in everything that comes up. Let’s keep in mind that ‘America’ goes from northern Canada and Alaska down to Tierra del Fuego; north, south and central.
This is the thing about bullies, such as the ones running the federal govt right now. Stand up to them, hit back when they threaten you, and they back down. Deep inside, they are cowards whose mamas never put them in their place. Sam Liccardo knows this and I’m happy that he’s standing up to the shameful bullies that somehow weaseled themselves into positions of power. Can’t last, though, as long as people can 1) vote, 2) protest in the street, and 3) rely on courts to hold firm the rule of law.