“There are people who have been living in those units for 5 years, 8 years,” said Ann Oliva, the chief executive of the National Alliance to End #Homelessness, an advocacy group. “No one can wrap their head around the idea that #HUD is about to kick 170,000 #vulnerable people out of their homes. People don’t know what’s about to hit them.”
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…In limiting spending on long-term #housing to just 30% of the $3.5 billion in aid — from about 90% this year — the #Trump plan would deal a crippling blow to a movement called Housing First, which once enjoyed bipartisan support & has guided federal grant making since at least 2009. Housing First programs provide subsidized apartments without preconditions to the #homeless with #disabilities — offering, but not requiring, treatment for mental health or addiction.