Federal funds that provide housing for people experiencing homelessness will be reduced by more than $3 million in Lucas County, potentially displacing up to 700 people who live in housing supported by the grants.

A notice from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said the agency would be shifting funds to emphasize temporary housing programs, reducing the amount available for long-term, supportive housing programs, and touting the changes as “monumental reforms.”

“It’s a little bit of smoke and mirrors, folks,” said Julie Embree, executive director of the Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board. “They’re pulling a lot of different funding levels together to get at that, and they’re making a significant shift in what and how they’re funding. Of note for our community is on

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