Senate Considers Significant Changes In Federal Homeless Funding

A U.S. Senate committee has passed a bill with significant (and good!) changes to federal funding for homelessness. The bill must also pass on the Senate floor.

Some of the changes include adding people who are “doubled-up” (homeless and staying temporarily in the homes) to the federal definition of homelessness and expanding the federal definition of “chronic homelessness” to include families.

There’s more. Go here and here for details.

I’m excited and hopeful about these proposed changes and I’ll post updates as soon I receive them.