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Council committee backs expanded SHARP and homelessness funding as evictions rise
Summary
The HHS committee supported the county executive's FY26 package to expand the Short Term Housing and Resolution Program (SHARP), eviction prevention services and other homelessness interventions after hearing data showing rising writs and increasing motel use for family shelter.
The Montgomery County Health and Human Services Committee recommended county-executive funding changes meant to expand housing stabilization and reduce reliance on motel sheltering after Department of Health and Human Services (SEF) staff presented eviction and shelter data showing rising writs and an increase in family use of motels.
Chief Christine Hong and SEF staff reported a near-doubling in executed evictions between FY22 and year-to-date FY25 and said writs received are increasing even though the sheriff's office is able to execute only a portion of writs. Chief Hong described coordinated outreach to households that receive eviction notices and credited partnerships with the sheriff's office and nonprofits for preventing many evictions. Councilmembers and the chief discussed the challenge of providing proactive…
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