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Sponsor urges $50M program to build permanent supportive housing; developers and health groups testify to cost savings
Summary
Sen. Cora Newman said Senate Bill 504 would create a grant program to fund construction, acquisition or rehabilitation of permanent supportive housing paired with on‑site voluntary services for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Sen. Cora Newman, sponsor of Senate Bill 504, told the committee the bill would create a permanent supportive housing development grant program to fund acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of housing for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, paired with voluntary on‑site services for addiction treatment, mental‑health care, employment training and other supports.
Newman described Montana’s growing housing affordability crisis and said supportive housing — a "housing‑first" model that does not require sobriety for entry — produces better outcomes than crisis‑driven…
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