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Mari Castaldi @maricastaldi.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

State and local policymakers can take action to mitigate the impact of these harmful federal policies and make investments in the housing and supportive services that work for people in their communities. For starters, they can:

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Peggy Bailey @peggybaileydc.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

This morning, a federal judge ordered HUD to get previously awarded federal homelessness funds out the door. Read more here:

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Court Blocks New Restrictions That Threaten Proven Solutions to Homelessness - Democracy Forward

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Anna Bailey (she/her) @annakbailey.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

As I said to @NYTimes, HUD’s latest move to temporarily withdraw its #homelessness funding notice is just more chaos. Meanwhile, people’s housing hangs in the balance.

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Mari Castaldi @maricastaldi.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

HUD is changing how homelessness funding works in ways that will return people to the streets, leave supportive housing on the brink, and further strain already decimated state and local budgets:

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Mari Castaldi @maricastaldi.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

If families don't get their #SNAP benefits, this doesn't just mean they won't be able to put food on their table - but their table might be at risk altogether if they then can't afford to make their rent. The Trump admin needs to release SNAP funds immediately.

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Mari Castaldi @maricastaldi.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

This week, Trump ordered the fed takeover of local police & mobilized the nat'l guard and ICE in DC, w/ threats of action toward many including unhoused ppl. This is an abuse of power and an escalation of cruel anti-homeless policies across the country: www.cbpp.org/research/hou...

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State and Local Policymakers Should Advance Policies Prioritizing Stability and Dignity to Solve Homelessness | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Our communities are safer when each person has a stable place to call home. Policies that improve access to housing assistance together with robust, voluntary services have been shown to both prevent....

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Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

The average rent for a one-bedroom in DC is over $2,300. That is why folks live outside. But Trump and the billionares are so out of touch that they don't see what most ppl do: housing costs too much, and when rents go up, so does homelessness.

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Peggy Bailey @peggybaileydc.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

States & localities are being responsive to people’s struggle to afford rent. These papers show the progress they are making and the example they are setting for the federal gov’t. Solutions to homelessness & housing affordability exist and need larger scale investment.

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Anna Bailey (she/her) @annakbailey.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

🧵We all want to live in communities where no one is forced to sleep outside, in a car, or in shelters. The President’s budget would force MORE people into #homelessness.

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

We just released a statement from @sharonparrott.bsky.social on the partial details of Pres. Trump's 2026 budget plan released today, which breaks his campaign promises by proposing cuts that would most hurt people struggling at the margins of a weakening economy: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

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Trump’s Budget Plan Continues Agenda of Hurting Those He Pledged to Help | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The Trump Administration’s partial budget plan released today is just its latest repudiation of the Trump campaign’s promises to help people struggling at the margins of the economy — an economy that ...

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Mari Castaldi @maricastaldi.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

"Here’s what we did see ... ppl becoming more likely to lose touch with support services, ppl losing essential items they need to get into housing (birth certificates) or to survive the elements (tents) and ppl still stuck on the streets — sometimes in new locations." calmatters.org/housing/home...

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'Look, there’s nowhere else to go': Inside California’s crackdown on homeless camps

Last year, California cities gained more power to ban homeless encampments. CalMatters dug into what that looks like in three cities.

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Mari Castaldi @maricastaldi.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

R proposals to shift the cost of core programs like SNAP and Medicaid to states would not only take away basic needs like food and medicine from millions of people but would also make it harder for states to fund other priorities like affordable housing and homelessness programs.

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Mari Castaldi @maricastaldi.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

What a cool resource! Will definitely be digging in here.

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Mari Castaldi @maricastaldi.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

My beloved trans family and friends and community: I see you, I love you, I fight with you and for you.

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Anna Bailey (she/her) @annakbailey.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Housing is a basic human need. Policymakers should embrace evidence-based solutions to #homelessness. Instead, HUD Sec. Scott Turner rebuked proven strategies & refused to condemn inhumane, ineffective policies punishing #unhoused people w/ nowhere else to go during confirmation process.

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Mari Castaldi @maricastaldi.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Federal cuts would devastate not only vital services but also state budgets. Many fed housing programs, like vouchers and CoC funds, mostly bypass state budgets & go straight to local agencies. But the fiscal impacts of more housing insecurity & homelessness will still be deeply felt by state govs.

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Peggy Bailey @peggybaileydc.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

HUD nominee Scott Turner will testify tomorrow at a time when more people than ever are experiencing homelessness and struggling to afford housing. Unfortunately, there’s a serious risk that the new Administration and Congress will make things worse. www.cbpp.org/blog/rising-...

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Rising Homelessness Highlights Need to Invest in Proven Solutions, Reject Policies That Worsen Homelessness and Housing Instability | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Homelessness has risen sharply since 2023, new data show. The research is clear: rental assistance promotes housing stability and is key to solving homelessness. Reducing, and ultimately solving,...

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Shamus Roller @shamusroller.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Kriston is correct on the numbers but I think there are important reasons to pay attention (and regulate) corporate and institutional investors in the housing market including: increased demand in an inelastic market and their role in the spread of predatory practices throughout the market. 🧵

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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Shocking but not surprising: House Rs are reportedly mulling a list of proposals that would take away health coverage & food assistance from ppl struggling to get by to pay for expensive tax cuts skewed to the wealthy. plus.cq.com/doc/news-814...

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CQ NEWS House GOP reconciliation menu outlines over $5T cuts options

House Republicans are sifting through potential spending-cut proposals that would slash trillions of dollars from federal programs over the next decade without touching the political hot stove of Soci...

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Mari Castaldi @maricastaldi.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Homelessness went up bc too many people can't afford housing and public investment in housing affordability is woefully inadequate. Unfortunately, the policy ideas of the incoming administration are poised to make the situation worse, and policymakers should reject them and pursue real solutions.

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Rising Homelessness Highlights Need to Invest in Proven Solutions, Reject Policies That Worsen Homelessness and Housing Instability | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Homelessness has risen sharply since 2023, new data show. The research is clear: rental assistance promotes housing stability and is key to solving homelessness. Reducing, and ultimately solving,...

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Republican leaders aim to pass a January budget resolution that could set up a process to cut taxes for the wealthy and threaten health coverage, food assistance, and climate investments. The effects on millions of Americans could be significant. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

A graphic representation showing the extensive financial burden of extending the 2017 tax law, amounting to trillions.

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UCSF Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative @ucsfbhhi.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

“Get lots of sleep, get support. Don’t walk too much if you're not feeling well...nearly impossible to do when you're experiencing homelessness, worsened by the threat that, if you lay down & close your eyes, you do so under the threat of arrest.” - Dr. @mkushel.bsky.social

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Pregnant Kentucky woman cited for street camping while in labor

She told a police officer she was in labor. The Louisville Metro Police Department lieutenant cited her for unlawful camping as the ambulance arrived. She had a baby later that day.

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Mari Castaldi @maricastaldi.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

State and local govs already shoulder much of the burden of addressing housing affordability because of federal underfunding, but the upcoming admin will likely just make that worse. That said, there's a lot state and local govs can and must do to get and keep people stably housed.

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Under Trump, cities will have to solve their housing crises themselves

Housing is one of the most important issues in the U.S. right now, and while cities are taking positive steps, it's not enough.

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