$3.1B made available to fight homelessness - from Obama's Stimulus Bill

[JohnWxy]

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090220/capcol20_st.art.htm

An unprecedented $3.1 billion in federal funds will be available to help hundreds of thousands of people who are homeless or on the verge of losing their homes, Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said Thursday.

He said nearly half the money, $1.5 billion, is aimed at preventing homelessness by helping people pay rent, utility bills, moving costs or security deposits. That's nine times the amount available annually for that purpose. It is part of the stimulus bill President Obama signed Tuesday.


No doubt this is one of those "Liberal" items the Republicans found so repugnant. NOte that tax cuts won't do anything for somebody who does not have a job - and such a lost tax cut is a tax cut that will do nothing to stimulate the economy either.

[Greyskye]

1. One out of three homeless are veterans

What a way to say thanks.

[JohnWxy]

2. I've said this before and I'll say it again. Where are the people who were so ready to send people

into harms way when these warriors come back busted up and needing help? Seems you can't find the war hawks when vets need some fucking help. (please, don't get me started). these people who send them to war and then renege on promises to take care of them are SLIME-BALLS.