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Homelessness and human services advocates urge restoration of homelessness prevention, recovery navigator and community legal aid funding
Summary
Advocates, counties and service providers told senators that cuts to homeless prevention, the Recovery Navigator Program (RNP) and legal aid would threaten services, increase homelessness, and undermine progress. Some asked the Senate to match House funding for document-recording fee shortfalls and for WAMAS and other immigrant legal services.
A broad coalition of human services providers, county officials and homelessness advocates testified that the Senate operating budget proposal would reduce critical homelessness prevention and diversion funding, jeopardize local shelter capacity, and undermine programs that connect people to housing and treatment.
King County and local providers emphasized the role of state funding in sustaining emergency shelter, outreach and rapid rehousing. Mayor Victoria Woodards of Tacoma asked the Senate to allocate $6 million per…
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