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HUD plans to re-engage faith-based groups in homelessness programs, Turner says
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Secretary Scott Turner told Washington Watch HUD intends to 'bring faith-based organizations back to the table' for homeless services and to open Continuum of Care grant opportunities to faith-based groups that were previously, he said, excluded from competition.
Secretary Scott Turner said HUD intends to reengage faith-based organizations in efforts to serve people experiencing homelessness and to open competitive Continuum of Care grant opportunities to those groups. "We wanna allow, and bring the faith based organizations, back to the table as it pertains to serving our homeless neighbors," Turner said, adding that faith-based groups were previously "stiff-armed" from competing for the continuum of care grant under the prior administration.
Turner framed faith-based organizations as having "boots on the ground" and said HUD wants to emphasize not only housing people but also addressing root causes and providing services to support a return to independent living. He said those changes are part of HUD's approach to addressing homelessness "as it pertains to housing and the programs that come out of our agency."
The host moved on to note Turner has a separate February project to discuss; Turner confirmed he will return for that conversation. The segment did not include details of specific grant timelines, regulatory changes, or amended grant criteria; Turner presented the intention and policy priority but did not provide implementation schedules or guidance during the interview.
