Urge Congress to Protect Programs at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Moms searching for stable housing and communities nationwide rely on Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding for critical housing and homelessness programs. Proposed cuts in staff and funding at HUD will make it impossible for communities to access congressionally approved federal investments needed to address their most pressing housing and homelessness challenges.
Contact your senators and representatives in Congress and urge them to protect HUD funding, programs, and staff!
Safe and stable housing is a foundation upon which a mom can step away from basic survival and begin to chart a path of economic mobility. HUD funding enables residents at New Moms to receive rental assistance, supportive programming that builds connections and confidence, and housing resources that open brighter futures with long-term stable housing.
Congress needs to hear from you TODAY about why HUD resources are critical to young moms.

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Your Message to the legislators

Dear (name and title inserted automatically),

As your constituent, I'm writing to urge you to protect HUD from attempts to lay off staff and otherwise dismantle or weaken critical housing and homelessness programs that support stability and the opportunity to invest in other aspects of family well-being.

I am a champion of the strength, ability, and potential of all families who want to pursue and achieve their goals. I believe in the power of connection and community in goal progression. Please join me in championing the critical HUD supports that empower moms with safety and connections on their way to housing stability.

HUD funds and staff support in FY24 at New Moms contributed to:
40,212 nights of shelter and 74 families with housing
77% of young moms found stable housing, surpassing the national benchmark of 64%.
Young moms who exit New Moms housing have a high rate of successfully transitioning to stable housing in both supportive and market-rate options.
89% of young moms feel safety, trust, and quality of connection with New Moms and other young moms in the program.

Housing costs continue to rise faster than wages, the supply of affordable and accessible homes and rental assistance has not kept pace, homelessness is at its highest rate on record–tripling in Chicago last year, and key federal resources to address these issues have been underfunded for decades. HUD’s affordable housing and homelessness programs play a vital role in helping households make ends meet and stabilize families and communities-- and HUD staff are necessary to administer these programs.

Affordable housing was a top issue for voters in the last election. While expanded funding for HUD is desperately needed across the country to end the housing crisis, Congress must at least protect these critical programs and their staff from any attempts to weaken them. I am counting on your leadership right now. Please do all you can to protect HUD funds and programming in budget reconciliation negotiations.

Change comes at the speed of trust. As a champion of the strength and potential of young moms, I put my trust in you to invest in the support we need to create a community where growth can happen!

Thank you,