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St. Louis City officials and advocates for the homeless say they are bracing for, and oppose, the Trump administration’s cuts to programs that put homeless people in permanent homes. In November, HUD Secretary Scott Turner called the use of billions of dollars to provide permanent housing a “Biden-era slush fund” that would be replaced by a focus on temporary housing. Local advocates for the homeless from Gateway Housing First and the director of the city’s Department of Human Services say the change could put hundreds of people in St. Louis at risk of returning to homelessness. In this episode, we also learn how the life of one family was changed through St. Louis’ Continuum of Care program, which allowed them to escape homelessness and move into an apartment of their own.