WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that, following her push, the Trump Administration is releasing funding to fight homelessness in Nevada. In December, Senator Rosen and Representative Steven Horsford (D-NV-4) sent a letter urging Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner to not cut funding to the Continuum of Care Program (CoC), which helps get homeless Nevadans into temporary or permanent housing. This change would have devastated Nevada’s three CoCs, which represent Washoe County, Clark County, and the surrounding rural counties, forcing many individuals out of their stable housing and back onto the streets. The funding for Fiscal Year 2025 will allow Nevada’s CoC’s to continue providing housing and supportive services to help Nevadans exit homelessness and access stable housing over the next year.
“The Continuum of Care program is our best tool for combatting homelessness in states like Nevada. At a time when high interest rates and low inventory are driving up housing costs, the need for programs like this is growing more acute by the day,” said Senator Rosen. “I’m happy to see that we’ll be able to use that tool to give as many Nevadans as possible a safe, affordable place to live. As long as I’m in the U.S. Senate, I’ll keep fighting to bring down housing costs.”
Senator Rosen has been fighting to address the housing crisis in Nevada. Last week, she sent a letter to the Trump Administration requesting support for her bill to crack down on price gouging by bad actor corporate investors who are buying up housing stock and driving up home prices. She has been leading the fight against tariffs on construction materials from Canada and Mexico that are raising housing costs. Senator Rosen sent a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, urging them to support small businesses working to bring down housing costs. Senator Rosen also helped introduce a bill that would provide a tax credit for first-time homebuyers, and recently joined a bipartisan bill to help lower housing costs and incentivize housing development in Nevada.
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