Trump administration has gutted an agency that coordinates homelessness policy

All staff were put on leave at the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. Congress created the entity in 1987 and, among other things, it helped drive down veterans homelessness.

Trump administration has gutted an agency that coordinates homelessness policy
An unhoused resident sleeps on a dimly lit porch on the steps of a school in Austin. This week, all staff  at the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, which coordinates homelessness policy across the federal government, were put on leave.

All staff were put on leave at the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. Congress created the entity in 1987 and, among other things, it helped drive down veterans homelessness.

(Image credit: Brandon Bell)