Ben Carson's quiet life in a chaotic Cabinet
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Ben Carson's quiet life in a chaotic Cabinet
HUD Secretary, Benjamin Carson, has been keeping a low profile in spite of which the man is hard at work.
Washington Examiner by Sarah Westwood
…in the nearly five months since Carson took the helm of HUD, he has faded into the background of an administration otherwise defined by intrigue and outrage. One of President Trump’s highest-profile Cabinet nominees, Carson has maintained one of the lowest profiles of any Cabinet secretary.
And that’s the way he likes it, Carson says.
“Let me put it this way,” Carson told the Washington Examiner in an interview on Wednesday, “I’m glad that Trump is drawing all the fire so I can get stuff done.”
Standing as the lone Senate-confirmed appointee at HUD as eight other deputy and assistant secretary positions remain vacant, Carson said he has had to brief himself about programs that would ordinarily fall under the portfolios[…]
Just last week, Secretary Carson announced a $2billion plan to combat homelessness to be funded through various programs/grants.
HUD MAKES $2 BILLION AVAILABLE TO LOCAL HOMELESS PROGRAMS
Funding notice encourages local applicants to use Housing First approach
WASHINGTON – In an effort to prevent and effectively end homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is making $2 billion available to support thousands of local homeless assistance programs nationwide. Funded through the Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Assistance Program, HUD’s funding notice continues to encourage local applicants to use a Housing First approach to help individuals and families move quickly into permanent housing. Read HUD’s Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
HUD’s Continuum of Care homeless assistance grants support a wide variety of local programs from street outreach and assessment programs to transitional and permanent housing for individuals, including, veterans, youth, families, and persons experiencing long-term or chronic homelessness.
“We know these grants can make a huge difference in ending homelessness” said HUD Secretary Ben Carson. “HUD continues to forge deep relationships with our local partners to invest in proven programs that are working to reduce the scale of homelessness in their communities.”
HUD continues to place a major emphasis on ending homelessness for all persons experiencing homelessness, creating a systematic response to homelessness and improving how resources are used to end homelessness. These priorities will make it much more competitive and increase incentives for communities to improve their performance. As part of these priorities, HUD is continuing incentives to adopt best practices for rapid-rehousing and Housing First, an approach that has proven effective in helping communities to make progress on their goal of ending homelessness[…]
