This story was originally published at Prism.

When 28-year-old Brianna Beadle finally secured an Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) in 2022, the single mother of five exhaled for the first time in years. After she’d been bouncing between a domestic violence shelter, short-term hotels, and her car, the voucher made a four-bedroom home in Pompano Beach, Florida, possible — a place where her kids could sleep, study, and heal. But now, with the federal program set to end in 2026 , Beadle fears losing it all.

“It’s kind of scary,” Beadle said. “With me being in school and working, [it’s] already all I can afford.”

Beadle earns about $2,100 a month. Her rent is nearly $4,000. Without the voucher, she has no plan.

“I’m not looking to depend on this for the rest of my life,” she said. “[It

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