Homelessness bill could merge programs

NLIHC offers a full plate of legislative updates this week, and among them is a note that the "Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2005," expected to be introduced in the Senate later this month, would call for "...consolidating many of the grant programs within McKinney-Vento into a single competitive grant program called the Homeless Assistance Program..." That's an idea that calls for a lot of adjustment and jockeying by housing people if it affects Shelter Plus Care, Section 8 Mod Rehab, or the Supportive Housing Program. (For those not familiar with the programs, the Technical Assistance Collaborative has a rundown.) So this is an issue that might be well worth watching.