Committee backs bill to create state homelessness-prevention program under DCA

Mar 3, 2025

A state committee approved House Bill 689 to create a framework under the Department of Community Affairs for a state-funded homelessness-prevention grant program that would mirror earlier emergency rental assistance distributed with federal ARPA funds.

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House Bill 689, which would establish a homelessness-prevention grant program under the Department of Community Affairs, moved forward after a voice vote in the State Planning and Community Affairs Committee on March 3.

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