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Housing advocates and providers warn HUD changes, urge county action to protect homelessness programs
Summary
At Montgomery County’s Dec. 4 proposed 2026 budget hearing, housing advocates warned that recent HUD policy changes could cut local Continuum of Care funding and urged the county to consider legal challenge, while providers highlighted county investments adding 70 new supportive beds and roughly $3 million in annual operations support.
Housing advocates told Montgomery County commissioners on Dec. 4 that sudden federal changes could substantially reduce funds used for emergency and permanent housing, and asked the county to prepare for service interruptions and possible legal action.
"Last month, HUD enacted these changes with no public notice" said Mike Hayes, director of the Montco 30% project and a Pottstown resident, during public comment. Hayes said Pennsylvania received $177,000,000 in Continuum of Care (CoC) funding last year and that Montgomery County could lose about…
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