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Homelessness Planning Council considers suspending DEI committee amid federal executive orders
Summary
Council members discussed suspending the DEI (Unity and Opportunity) committee and creating a new initiatives/efficiency body after federal executive orders and related litigation raised concerns about possible impacts to HUD funding.
A council committee chair urged the Homelessness Planning Council to consider pausing its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee work inside the Continuum of Care after recent federal executive orders and ongoing litigation have raised concerns that DEI‑related activities could jeopardize federal funding.
Alyssa Fernandez, director of permanent housing at Oasis and chair of the DEI committee, told the council the administration’s executive orders “specifically target DEI” and that committee members are concerned the committee’s name and activities could affect…
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