Newsday Article on Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) Program Sunsetting

The Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program, launched in 2021 under the American Rescue Plan, helped Long Islanders exit homelessness. But now, funding shortfalls threaten its future. This Newsday article by Tiffany Cusaac-Smith explores what’s at stake.

Jessica Labia-Bookstaver, director of support programs at the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless, said taking away the vouchers would add to the region's affordability crisis and essentially be "adding fuel to a fire that’s already burning."

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Long Islanders at risk of eviction as federal program providing emergency housing vouchers runs out of money next year - Newsday