USCCB committee chairman, other Catholic leaders call for ‘robust funding’ of federal housing programs
August 08, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: The chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development called on members of Congress to “provide the highest level of funding possible for housing and community development programs serving families and individuals who are poor and vulnerable.”
“These programs help people build better lives, and cuts to funding and programmatic changes, such as time limits, work requirements, consolidations, and shifts to block grants, would be detrimental to the stability of families and individuals,” Archbishop Borys Gudziak wrote in his August 8 letter. He was joined by the presidents of Catholic Charities USA and the National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
The signatories called for “robust funding” of several federal programs:
- Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, Project-Based Section 8 Rental Assistance, and the Public Housing Capital Fund and Operating Fund
- Housing for the Elderly (Section 202) Program
- HOME Investment Partnership Program:
- Homeless Assistance Grants
- Housing Counseling Assistance
- Community Development Block Grant Program
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