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Lane County officials flag federal budget cuts and urge coordinated advocacy to protect homelessness services
Summary
At a Lane County Poverty and Homelessness Board executive committee meeting, staff warned that proposed federal budget cuts could reduce funding for programs tied to homelessness services; county and city staff discussed uncertainty, potential state impacts and options for coordinated local advocacy.
Lane County homelessness and community action manager James Yoo told the Poverty and Homelessness Board executive committee on June 26 that a recently released federal budget proposal could substantially reduce funding for programs that support homelessness and anti-poverty work.
The information Yoo presented is “updated as of a half an hour ago,” he said, and reflects changing guidance about proposed eliminations or reductions to programs such as the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME, preschool development grants and other federal supports. Yoo said the draft federal proposal also highlights a shift toward Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG)…
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