ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – The City of Rockford’s Human Services Department performs a federal juggle.
“It’s hard,” described Angie Walker, who manages the department’s homeless program. “There’s a lot of things happening all at once, especially from the federal viewpoint.”
On one hand, the department pushes ahead in a more competitive funding environment alongside new grant guidelines from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. On the other, changes to food assistance benefits strain some of the city’s most vulnerable population: the homeless…