05/31/2026
This is pulled from an article in The Hill
We have visited faith-based ministries, shelters, and recovery programs across the country, including in Los Angeles, Austin and Baltimore, where people who once struggled with homelessness are now working, rebuilding relationships and living independently. These programs succeed because they treat the whole person, not just housing needs.
Expanding the continuum of solutions will include faith-based organizations as full partners in this work. Long before government built modern homelessness systems, ministries and recovery groups helped vulnerable Americans find community, accountability and hope. And the faith-based community is poised to fill this role once again. We have met people across this country who want to earn another chance, not a lifetime of government handouts. Compassion should restore dignity and encourage self-sufficiency, rather than indefinite dependency. I am proud of the prograss we have made so far at the Department of Housing and Urban Development in changing our nation’s mindset toward homelessness. I look forward to helping more and more of our fellow citizens return to the path to self-sufficiency and independence, so that they can live out their own American Dream.
Scott Turner is the 19th secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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