So, devil is in the details, where do I find the details? Will there be drug testing for anyone who gets this money? Or work requirements?
Republicans Champions of Homeless Funding
I read in the paper:
The eight bills call for $3.75 million in new annual spending and include:
- $500,000 more for the Homeless Prevention Program, which makes short-term grants or loans to those with low or moderate incomes to defray housing costs.
- $300,000 to start a state diversion program that would provide resources and staff at shelter intake to help locate housing outside the homeless services system.
- $500,000 more — a roughly 50 percent increase — for the state shelter grant subsidy program.
- $500,000 more for the Homeless Case Management Services grant program.
- $250,000 more for skills-enhancement grants to overcome barriers to education and other training.
- $300,000 to create a state grant to hire housing navigators who help people who are homeless locate housing.
- $500,000 to create a program to help landlords make repairs to low-cost housing.
- $900,000 — a 300 percent increase — to expand the housing assistance program, which offers grants to operate housing and supportive services.
Knowing that the devil is in the details . . . I wanted to see for myself.
Where are these bills?
Press and Press Releases
I see all those from the wheeler report
5:18pm Rep. Pronschniske. Hosts press conference on homeless bills.
2:56pmRep. Steineke Continues advocating to end homelessness.
2:49pmRep. Plumer. Supports plan to fight homelessness.
2:20pmRep. Rohrkaste. Lends a hand in fight against homelessness.
11:57amRep. Rodriguez. And Assembly GOP propose package of bills to fight homelessness.
11:46amMilwaukee Journal Sentinel. Assembly Republicans release $3.8M package to combat homelessness, Tony Evers to chair state council.
11:42amRep. Vorpagel. Supports Hand for the Homeless package.
11:40amRep. Snyder. Legislators announce homelessness bill package.
11:22amRep. Dittrich. Takes up fight to curb homelessness.
11:21amSen. Taylor. Wants real commitment to fighting homelessness.
Not one mention of a bill number . . .
The plan
I can also see that they are basing the bills on the Interagency Council on Homelessness plan called A Hand and a Home: Foundation for Success.
Where are the bills
I have alerts for “homeless” legislation, and when I click on that, is says nothing meets that criteria.
I emailed my elected official asking . . . I only deal with state issues every other year when they create new laws to help the landlords. And every time I do, the system is different again.
I’m feeling dumb. But I also know we’re talking about the Republicans so . . . . email me if you find anything!
