Local housing commission warns proposed HUD changes could roll back housing-first approach
At its Nov. meeting, the Athens City Affordable Housing Commission expressed concern about proposed HUD rules that would favor short-term housing tied to treatment and work over housing-first programs and requested a briefing from integrated services to assess local impacts.
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Chair Solve Spiones told the Athens City Affordable Housing Commission on Nov. 19 that a proposed change at the federal level could alter how local programs serve people experiencing homelessness. "We have had a housing-first policy, which is considered best practices for some time now, but this administration has decided that they don't want that," Spiones said. "They want short term housing and force people into treatment and work."
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