US EditionGov. Mills: New Trump Administration Guidance Will Sharply Increase Homelessness in Maine
New HUD guidance limits spending on permanent housing, risking stable homes for over 1,200 Mainers, officials warn, while redirecting funds to temporary shelters and mandated treatment programs.
- Governor Janet Mills and statewide leaders gathered Monday at the State House in Augusta to warn that new federal guidance could put more than 1,200 Mainers at risk of losing housing.
- Following HUD's guidance Thursday, statewide leaders including Maine Continuum of Care leadership addressed changes issued on Nov. 15, 2024, that alter program rules.
- The Maine Continuum of Care reports more than 1,800 people in Maine are housed, serving families with children; seniors; veterans; youth; people with disabilities; and survivors of domestic violence.
- The policy caps permanent-housing spending at 30%, redirecting most funds to transitional housing and supportive services for jurisdictions applying for about $45 million in federal homelessness funds during the 2025 fiscal year.
- The guidance bars federal funds for diversity and inclusion efforts, support of transgender clients, and harm-reduction strategies, and the governor's office called the change a cruel shift from the Trump administration.
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HUD’s New Homelessness Policy Could Push 1,200 Mainers into the Streets, Mills Administration Warns
Maine’s top housing and public health officials issued an extraordinary warning Monday about how a new federal mcap would affect the state. A sweeping federal policy shift from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) could dismantle Maine’s permanent housing programs and force more than 1,200 elderly, disabled, and formerly homeless residents back [...] The post HUD’s New Homelessness Policy Could Push 1,200 Mainers into the S…
East Bay Times
Trump administration to divert billions of dollars from homeless housing programs
The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to divert billions of dollars in homelessness funding earmarked for permanent housing, a decision state and local officials warn could push thousands of formerly homeless Californians back to the street. The plans redirect the funds toward shorter-term housing and outreach efforts, prioritizing programs that impose work requirements, mandate addiction or mental health treatment and help polic…
Federal government cuts funding that provides housing for hundreds of Mainers
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced sweeping policy changes Thursday that will divert funding away from a permanent housing program that keeps more than a thousand Mainers off the streets. These funds currently support about 1,800 Maine residents with housing assistance, Gov. Janet Mills said in a press conference Monday. That includes more than 300 people in Bangor, she said — more than any other community in the stat…
More than 1,200 at-risk Mainers could lose housing under federal changes, Gov. Mills warns
A bedding role in a doorway in downtown Biddeford indicates where someone may sleep. (Photo by Lauren McCauley/Maine Morning Star)Gov. Janet Mills is asking the federal government to rescind new guidance that could put more than 1,200 Mainers at risk of losing their housing. Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it would cap funding for states to house people who were previously homeless. Under that new direc…
Central Maine News
Gov. Mills: New Trump administration guidance will sharply increase homelessness in Maine
Mills scheduled a press conference Monday to push back against the shift in federal guidance that would cap funding to states and put 1,200 people at risk.
Cal Matters
Trump cuts funding for permanent housing. Advocates say this will lead to more homelessness
An unhoused man carries a tarp and some of his belongings across Polk Street during a homeless encampment sweep in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 2024. Photo by Jungho Kim for CalMatters From CalMatters homelessness reporter Marisa Kendall: For weeks, California’s homeless service providers have worried about rumors that the federal government was going to cut funds for permanent housing. Now, those cuts are here. Shortly after the federal governme…
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