Homelessness Policy Watch

Vancouver is finishing construction on the Bridge Shelter, set to become Clark County's biggest facility with room for 120 adults by late 2026.

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Seventy downtown Columbia businesses have signed a letter requesting a clear, enforceable urban camping ordinance to address sidewalk obstructions,...

Charlottesville hopes to open a temporary emergency shelter at 2000 Holiday Drive by Sept. 1 to clear the Free Bridge encampment housing about 100...

• Overall homelessness dropped 6% with first-time cases falling 31%.
• Transitional-age youth homelessness rose 22% while older adults increased 7%.
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Modesto is actively seeking host sites, service providers, and operators for new bridge housing projects using $3 million in Measure H funds.

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CVOEO and Champlain Housing Trust are actively seeking a location for a new 100-bed year-round emergency shelter to open by the end of 2026, as...

• KCRHA faces a $45 million deficit and $13 million in unaccounted funds while claiming Seattle and King County owe it $8 million for unbilled...

Governor Hochul's $45.9M supportive housing initiative targets veterans, mental health needs, and survivors, yet Oswego County reports a 310%...

Extreme heat above 105°F threatens unsheltered people in DC, who face rapid onset of heat stroke from prolonged outdoor exposure. Mayor Bowser...

Three California localities reveal sharply different approaches to managing homelessness amid state funding pressures.

• El Cajon rejected a $5...

Local agencies have until midnight July 19 to submit FY2026 Continuum of Care applications through the Zoom Grants portal.

• Email CoC questions to...

California's homelessness response faces simultaneous top-down and bottom-up legal challenges.

• State enforcement: Newsom administration sued five...

Freedom House's new 40-bed shelter in Kewanee represents one of the largest investments in domestic violence services in north-central Illinois in...

No significant updates today.

• LA City Council postponed launching a consultant analysis on pulling hundreds of millions from LAHSA, moving the deadline from July 2025 to December...

Rochester City Council meets Monday to review RPD's homelessness response strategies.

• RPD's 3E Approach (Educate, Encourage, Enforce) shares...

HUD's June policy change deprioritizing Permanent Supportive Housing could force Chicago nonprofits to convert long-term units into time-limited...

Santa Fe is holding a public meeting to discuss the Richards Avenue Micro Community for homeless families and develop a good neighbor agreement with...

Wichita's proposed $5 million one-time allocation from its stabilization reserve aims to keep Second Light shelter running after a failed sales tax...

Federal Housing Legislation

• 🔥 Federal housing bill: The largest single piece of federal housing legislation in at least a generation,...