From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org):
This week, Members of Congress return from their long summer recess. And the Senate’s key task is to finalize as many spending bills as possible before the end of the fiscal year, which is September 30.
Your senators have many priorities competing for their attention. So, it’s essential they hear from you.
WHAT WE ARE ASKING
The Alliance is calling on Congress to increase funding for HUD’s homeless assistance programs to $3 billion for Fiscal Year 2020.
WHY NOW?
Earlier this year, the House allocated $2.8 billion in its first spending bill. That’s an increase, but it’s just not enough to maintain progress on ending homelessness.
However, if Senate appropriators make a real commitment, we’ll have the best shot at getting the resources we need in the final budget.
Please act now at https://endhomelessness.org/actions/tell-congress-fund-homeless-assistance-grants/.
Please use our advocacy tools to email your senators, and ask them to contact the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee leadership about this important funding.
The Alliance’s template emails are easy to use and easy to customize, which allows you to tell your senators exactly what your community could accomplish with these funds.
This is a key moment to secure needed investments in the final budget. We thank you for your important advocacy!
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