Summary of the HEARTH Act (with Amendment)

Date: 1 May 2008

Author: National Alliance to End Homelessness

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The National Alliance to End Homelessness has produced this draft summary of the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act, including an amendment that is likely to be adopted by the committee. The 6-page summary describes the new features of the program, including a prevention and rehousing initiative that allows communities to serve doubled up and precariously housed people, more support for homeless families, and a new rural option that simplifies the program for rural applicants.