While most of the recent attention on the Hill has been on the tax bill — legislation that could have all kinds of negative impacts on housing — the Alliance remains focused on how HUD’s homelessness programs will be funded in the budget.

Congress needs to step up and do its part by increasing capacity of HUD’s homelessness programs.

Homelessness is hurting our communities, and HUD’s programs are crucial. The entire community is behind this work, so it needs to be part of the conversation now, while leaders are considering the appropriate level of spending overall, and how much goes to HUD.

Read the full article on the federal budget by Steve Berg at National Alliance to End Homelessness