San Diego County faces a renewed threat to federal homelessness funding as the Trump administration attempts to redirect billions from permanent housing to shelters. The Continuum of Care program, which provides over $40 million annually to the county, is at risk.
Local providers are already winding down programs, affecting hundreds of vulnerable residents. - HUD plans to redirect $3.6 billion from permanent housing nationwide, impacting San Diego County's $40 million in grants.
- California spent 90% of its Continuum of Care funds on permanent housing last year; cuts could push 26,000 people out of supportive housing in the state. - Interfaith Community Services has begun moving 45 disabled residents out of HUD-funded units due to uncertainty.
- The Regional Task Force on Homelessness is winding down Rapid Rehousing, serving 851 people, citing a 'huge loss.' The shift back to shelter-focused policies, criticized as ineffective, threatens to reverse two years of declining homelessness in the county.