Essential homelessness funding still hasn’t been distributed to communities across the country. If this continues, people experiencing homelessness won’t be able to access life-saving and critical housing assistance and supportive services.
A recent survey conducted by the Alliance found that more than 30-45 days without funding would result in massive disruption of services. Rent checks will be delayed, payroll for staff may be missed, and bills to keep the doors open may go unpaid—all of which pose a threat not only to the program operations but, more importantly, to the people these projects are already serving.
We need YOUR voice to tell your Members of Congress how critical these funds are to your community. And we need Congress to urge HUD to deliver these critical funds immediately to the communities that need them.
3 KEY WAYS TO ADVOCATE TODAY:
Call your lawmakers’ D.C. offices.
- The Capitol Hill switchboard is (202) 224-3121. A switchboard operator will connect you directly with the House or Senate office you request. Don’t know what to say? Please use this script or change it to convey your own message.
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“I’m concerned about the risk to the FY2024 CoC Program funding for homelessness programs. More than four weeks have passed since HUD announced awards and CoCs and grantees have not yet received any notification regarding the disbursement of these funds, including those with a prior-year award that has already expired. With threats to the HUD workforce and no transparency on HUD’s intentions related to the obligation of these funds, I urge you to work with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to ensure that FY2024 homeless funding is promptly distributed to the communities you represent and that awards are issued for 2024 and 2025 pursuant to the results of an exhaustive and painstaking competition announced last month.
I also urge you to please sign on to a letter being circulated by Representative Scott Peters (D-CA) to the HUD Secretary in support of prompt processing of FY2024 funding and adherence to the 2024-2025 competition for homeless services funding.”
- Please be sure to provide your name and address so the staff know you are a constituent, take you seriously, and will send you a written response.
Send a personalized email to your lawmaker’s office.
- If you already have a staff contact or email address for your Member of Congress’ office, please email them directly instead of using the form. Lawmakers are more likely to pay attention to emails directly from their constituents that include personal details, rather than form emails. Create your own e-mail using the information provided in this message, customize it with specific details on potential impact for your organization and community, and email it directly to your Member of Congress’ offices.
- Please be sure to provide your name and address so the staff know you are a constituent, take you seriously, and will send you a written response.
Fill out the Alliance’s online advocacy form on this page.
- Enter your name, address, and email address, and a sample message will be sent to your Members of Congress. Please customize this email if possible!