By Michele Steeb, Discovery Institute's Fix Homelessness Initiative
The fight to reform homelessness isn't about housing - it's about power.
In a recent ruling that defies both logic and compassion, a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's effort to reform the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Continuum of Care program - the federal government's primary funding mechanism for homelessness assistance.
The lawsuit - filed by a coalition of 20 mostly Democratic-led states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations and spearheaded by groups such as Democracy Forward - warns of "funding gaps," winter instability, and the potential displacement of people currently housed. These alarms are sounded even though HUD includes a nearly 12% increase over last year's funding allocation.
At the core of the complaint is a revealing claim: that reform would "upend longstanding projects that have been thoughtfully developed to comport with evidence-based, best-practices services delivery." [more...]
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