A new Trump administration policy would force the country to disinvest from an evidence-based approach to homelessness dominant for over two decades, a move that could push 4,500 formerly homeless Seattleites back onto the street. Now, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is suing HUD with 20 other states for control of our federal homelessness dollars.

On November 13, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued new rules for its Continuum of Care (CoC) program, which provides funds for local homelessness services, particularly for permanent supportive housing, the cornerstone of Seattle’s Housing First homelessness policy.

Housing First programs take people off the street and place them in housing with readily available treatment for substance use and mental health

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