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Introduction to federal funding threats and Emergency Housing Voucher program
2:30:04
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Council Member Pierina Sanchez introduces the final round of questions for HPD, focusing on threats from the federal government. She highlights the Emergency Housing Voucher program and its recent funding challenges.
- Mentions the excitement and hope generated by the Emergency Housing Voucher lottery last year
- Notes that nearly 8,000 families received vouchers through the program
- Highlights recent news about potential funding cuts to the program
Pierina Sanchez
2:30:04
I think that the last round of questions that I want to ask, and putting my colleagues, know, just a heads up if you have any other questions for HPD, let me know.
2:30:15
But the last round of questions I want to ask is about the threats coming from the federal government.
2:30:20
So most salient on my constituents minds, when the emergency housing voucher lottery opened up last year, there was a lot of excitement.
2:30:31
There was people felt hope for the first time in a long time that they might actually get a voucher, and of course nearly 8,000, maybe 7,500 people did get a voucher, families did get a voucher through the emergency housing voucher program.
2:30:46
Of course that as of yesterday's article, yesterday's news is under threat.
2:30:52
We're talking about a program that was supposed to be funded until fiscal year thirty, is now scheduled to have funds dry up at the end of the year.