Tag: secretary marcia fudge
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HUD reverses Trump admin effort to exclude transgender people from shelters
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) withdrew a proposed rule recently that would have allowed shelter operators to discriminate against homeless transgender persons. Originally proposed during the Trump administration, it would have pushed more transgender people experiencing homelessness away from shelters and services. HUD’s announcement says that the previous administration’s proposed rule runs…
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Open letter from Affordable Housing Online: Considerations for new HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge
Editor’s Note: Now that Marcia Fudge has been sworn in as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), she faces several challenges to help low-income renters. Even before the pandemic, housing was not affordable for anyone earning minimum wage. And now, millions of more renters are at risk of eviction and homelessness.…
