During this economic recession, families with young children have been severely affected. As parents have lost jobs or faced other economic challenges, many families are falling behind on rent or mortgage payments and are at imminent risk of becoming homeless. This letter discusses some of the ways that communities can use two federal programs together to prevent and end homelessness in their local areas. Read the Letter. [PDF – 151 KB] http://bit.ly/caTniA.
The two federal programs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) available to help communities address urgent situation are the TANF program, administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP), administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.