Today is World Homelessness Day, an international day of awareness around the causes and issues of homelessness - as well as the solutions to it. Support is available from Citizens Advice for those who've experienced or are at risk of homelessness, hear from Councillor Joanna Midgley and Jess about this help. Visit https://orlo.uk/BuAFW for details about how to get in touch. | Manchester City Council

Housing First has shaped the federal response to homelessness for two decades, and California doubled down in 2016 by requiring state-funded programs to follow its principles. Now the Trump administration is trying to scrap it. In late July, the president issued an executive order directing federal agencies to stop funding Housing First programs, calling them a failure and turning a California mandate into a liability. The order is the culmination of a backlash that’s been brewing for years — bo