Your Advocacy Is Making a Difference. There's One More Thing You Can Do This Week
We're nearing the end of the "Dear Colleague" phase of advocacy in support of HUD homelessness program spending. Thanks in part to incredible advocacy by people like you, an unprecedented number of House Members signed on to the letter circulating this past week.
The letter circulating in the Seanate by Sen. Merkley of Oregon is still taking signatures. It asks Senators to sign on to a request to leadership of the subcommittee that drafts HUD spending bills to include $3 billion for Homeless Assistance for fiscal year 2020; and to increase funding for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (tenant-based Section 8). The more Senators sign on to the letter, the more impact it will have when the subcommittee writes its bill later this year.
The Alliance is asking all the people who work on homelessness around the country to contact your Senators by Monday, April 1. The letter from Sen. Merkley is here , and the you can find the sign-on letter for Senators here.
Every member of the Senate, Republican and Democrat, needs to know how important these programs are in your community. They can help by contacting Senator Merkley's office in the Senate, and asking to be included on this letter.
You can use the "Send a Letter" function here, based on your address, to target your letter to the right Senators.
Sincerely,Steve Berg Vice President for Programs and Policy National Alliance to End Homelessness |