Providers Seek More State Funds for Homeless Services
Further reductions in state funds for homeless services and prevention programs could hinder the ability of service providers to reduce homelessness in Texas, some of those providers said Monday at a House committee hearing.
A House appropriations subcommittee held the joint hearing with the Urban Affairs Committee to discuss strategies to maximize the effectiveness of state funding for such programs.
In 2011, the Legislature cut $20 million in general revenue allocated to support the Homeless Housing and Services Program, which started in 2009. Other grants and programs that support homelessness initiatives also lost funding. Most organizations found ways to work ...
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Lori Trammell via Texas Tribune on Facebook
When these groups want public funds they should have to provide our elected officials with the following info: yearly budget and percentage of that money that comes from public money...along with the percentage that these groups raise privately. I could make a ""function of government " point here but instead I will just say any of these groups who get more than 5% of their budget from taxpayer money should be cut off. They are no longer a service...they are a vendor presenting a bill to the public.