The Davis City Council is facing pressure to decide the future of the Davis Daytime Respite Center, with options ranging from relocation to restructuring, all of which come with costs, community resistance, and trade-offs.
The Trump administration is attempting to redistribute billions of dollars in federal homelessness aid away from Housing First, a policy approach that has been proven to be effective at getting people housed, and towards treatment-first models, despite a lack of evidence demonstrating their effectiveness.
Houston has been successful in reducing homelessness through a housing-first strategy, but the latest data shows that even the most celebrated local strategies are fragile without sustained federal funding and affordable housing.
Two housing advocacy groups have filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for allegedly unlawfully diverting $75 million in permanent supportive housing funds to advance the Trump administration’s social agenda.
Local leaders gathered to mark the grand opening of Powell’s Landing, a new permanent supportive housing project that offers 69 units for adults experiencing or at risk of homelessness, featuring on-site support services and amenities, and is being held up as an example of public-private collaboration in addressing homelessness and housing insecurity.
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