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Finance committee approves $3.5 million allocation for homeless services, extending eviction‑prevention program
Summary
The committee unanimously approved a $3.5 million package combining city levy and federal funds to support homeless services and housing resources in 2026, funding prevention (eviction diversion/defense), emergency shelter operations, street outreach, extreme‑weather hotel stays and rapid‑rehousing programs.
The Madison Finance Committee unanimously approved legislation to allocate approximately $3.5 million in combined city and federal funds across seven nonprofit agencies to support homeless services and housing resources beginning in 2026.
Lynette Rhodes, deputy director with the Community Development Division, and Director Jim O’Keefe briefed the committee on the results of a competitive RFP and staff recommendations. Rhodes said the package is intended to preserve a mix of prevention and crisis response programs: tenant services and eviction diversion and defense, rapid…
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