Kathy Jennings Says Judge Blocked HUD Homelessness Funding Changes

Maine homelessness service providers grapple with changing federal guidance

A homeless campsite in Portland’s Deering Oaks Park in September 2022. Photo by Robert F. Bukaty of the Associated Press.For years, the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence has worked to help house people who have experienced abuse and are fleeing their homes. Currently, 50 such families, including about 40 children, are receiving rental assistance across the state.  The group is able to offer this housing initiative because of federal suppo…

HUD wants to overhaul a homelessness response program. Some Texas communities are worried

A federal judge recently blocked a second attempt by the Trump administration to overhaul a homeless response program that critics say would put over 5,000 Texans at risk for reentering homelessness.

Kathy Jennings says judge blocked HUD homelessness funding changes

A federal judge blocked HUD funding changes that Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and other states argued threatened permanent housing programs. Delaware officials say the policy could have jeopardized housing for more than 600 people in the state.

AG Jennings secures order protecting federal support for homelessness services - State of Delaware News

Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a multistate coalition have won a case challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. Had the coalition not successfully challenged HUD’s policy changes, more than 600 Delawareans would have […]

AG Jennings Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services

Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a multi-state coalition have won a case challenging HUD's attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. Jennings says that this is the second victory against the Trump Administration's attacks on the Continuum of Care (CoC) program. Jennings says that if the coalition had not been successful in its challenge over 600 Delawareans…

HUD Loses Again In Fight Over Homeless Funding

A Federal Judge Vacated HUD’s 2026 Grant Rules, But Advocates Warn the Larger Fight Over Funding Is Far from Over A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to vacate its proposed changes to the 2026 Continuum of Care grant program, the largest single source of federal funding for homeless services in the U.S. In the ruling, which was handed down by District Judge Mary McElroy of Rhode Island on August 7, the judge noted that the Depar…