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Federal funding cuts threaten housing for homeless in Lehigh Valley, advocates fear

Vanessa Fletcher stands in her bedroom and living space area saying she loves plants and doing crafts and plans of filling her new apartment with them Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Allentown. Fletcher is a participant in a rental assistance program for those who have experienced homelessness. Advocates worry those programs are in jeopardy due to federal funding cuts. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Vanessa Fletcher stands in her bedroom and living space area saying she loves plants and doing crafts and plans of filling her new apartment with them Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Allentown. Fletcher is a participant in a rental assistance program for those who have experienced homelessness. Advocates worry those programs are in jeopardy due to federal funding cuts. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Morning Call reporter Elizabeth DeOrnellas. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
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Lehigh Valley service providers are worried that funding freezes and contract delays at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development mean their ability to place community members experiencing homelessness into stable housing is in jeopardy.

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