Locally, $5.7 million in HUD funding for permanent housing would be limited to just over $2 million.
Presenter: The state of Oregon joins 20 other plaintiffs suing HUD over changes to its Continuum of Care program. It’s the nation’s flagship program for addressing homelessness. Filed Nov. 25, the lawsuit claims the changes ‘are a virtual death blow to the CoC program as it has operated for decades and will lead to predictably disastrous results.’
Lane County’s Continuum of Care lead Amanda Borta explained the changes to members of the Poverty and Homelessness Board Nov. 20:
Amanda Borta (Lane County): This administration and HUD have a very different direction that they would like to go with this program. They’re really emphasizing no housing first in having treatment requirements, both being offered and participated in, as well as that emphasis on employment, sobriety, and movement off of government assistance…