{"id":2507238,"date":"2025-11-05T19:06:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-orleans-homeless-services-expecting-deep-cuts\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T19:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:09:50","slug":"new-orleans-homeless-services-expecting-deep-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-orleans-homeless-services-expecting-deep-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans homeless services expecting deep cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-orleans-homeless-services-expecting-deep-cuts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2507238&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The New Orleans Office of Homeless Services and Strategies is anticipating notable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">budget cuts<\/a> in 2026,with funding expected to drop from approximately $11.1 million in 2025 to $6.41 million-a decrease of $4.68 million. This reduction threatens layoffs, delays in rehousing efforts, and a potential resurgence of homeless encampments in commercial areas. Key programs, especially rapid rehousing and case management supported mainly through partnerships like United Way, face severe funding losses. Department Director Nate Fields warned that without additional resources, the city may struggle to move people out of shelters into permanent housing, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >increasing public safety concerns<\/a>. While some current funds remain unspent, city officials cite this underspending as a reason for the budget cuts, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-group-seeks-to-stop-biden-canceling-archery-hunting-in-schools\/\" title=\"Bipartisan effort aims to prevent Biden from eliminating archery and hunting in schools.\">alternative funding sources<\/a> may be explored if needed. The department also suggested seeking state assistance,grants,and revenue from tourism to help mitigate the impact.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">New Orleans homeless services expecting deep cuts<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2393630\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &mdash;&nbsp;The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-orleans\/\">New Orleans<\/a> Office of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homelessness\/\">Homeless<\/a> Services and Strategies is bracing for deep reductions next year that could trigger <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jobs\/\">layoffs<\/a>, stall rehousing, and send encampments back into commercial corridors, according to department leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Director Nate Fields said the department&rsquo;s 2025 budget of about $11.1 million would fall to $6.41 million in 2026, a $4.68 million decrease.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3877067\/wisconsin-lawmakers-election-complaint-changes\/\">Wisconsin lawmakers move ahead with election complaint changes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3876974\/trump-commerce-chief-warns-market-confusion-court-strikes-down-tariffs\/\">Trump&rsquo;s former Commerce chief warns of market &#8216;confusion&#8217; if court strikes down tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3877058\/wisconsin-committee-orders-audit-state-teacher-license-investigation\/\">Wisconsin committee orders audit of state teacher license investigations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Personnel funding would shrink from about $1.25 million to $461,000, while the fund that pays for rapid rehousing and case management would drop from $9.84 million to $5.95 million, according to the department.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to have to use a lot of imagination if we can&rsquo;t get the additional funding,&rdquo; Fields told the City Council. &ldquo;One of my fears is us going backwards with encampments&hellip; we&rsquo;ve already seen the uptick because we can&rsquo;t keep up with the inflow.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fields said $3.89 million proposed to be cut would have funded the city&rsquo;s rapid rehousing program and the program&rsquo;s partners &mdash; chiefly United Way &mdash; to move people from shelters into apartments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What you&rsquo;ll see is&hellip; by January, February, you&rsquo;ll actually start seeing large chunks of that money come out as they&rsquo;re doing rental rolls,&rdquo; Fields said, warning that without it &ldquo;the bottleneck will always be the issue, and then we go back towards encampments.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Councilman J.P. Morell said the department has not spent current-year allocations, noting roughly $4.8 million had been paid out of $9.8 million, leaving some breathing room.<\/p>\n<p>Council members said that underspending is part of why the administration trimmed the 2026 request, adding that non&ndash;general fund sources could be tapped if the department meets targets and needs emerge later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>The department cautioned that the proposed reduction would leave &ldquo;no more shelter space because we will no longer be able to move people from the shelter into housing,&rdquo; predicting encampments would re-form in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-grandmother-behind-morgan-wallen-billboards-says-everyone-has-to-stand-up-to-cancel-culture\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Grandmother Behind Morgan Wallen Billboards Says Everyone Has to Stand Up to Cancel Culture\">high-traffic areas<\/a> and strain public safety resources.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3871104\/federal-flood-insurance-pause-hurting-louisiana-cassidy\/\"><strong>FEDERAL FLOOD INSURANCE PAUSE HURTING LOUISIANA, CASSIDY SAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The department listed current contracts with Clutch, a consultant that has analyzed the city&rsquo;s homelessness response system; Low Barrier Shelter, a space in the former Veterans Affairs building that houses the chronically homeless; and United Way.<\/p>\n<p>The department suggested pursuing a grant writer, tourism-related revenue, and assistance from the state, noting that more than 25% of shelter residents are from outside Orleans Parish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Orleans homeless services face major budget cuts in 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2507239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/homeless-encampment-los-angeles.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[38037,39820,66557,47705,54718],"class_list":["post-2507238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-budget-cuts","tag-community-impact","tag-homeless-services","tag-new-orleans","tag-social-services"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/homeless-encampment-los-angeles.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2507238"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2507247,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507238\/revisions\/2507247"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2507239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2507238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2507238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2507238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}