Emergency Housing Vouchers Are Saving lives – Now they are at Risk

At Rose Haven, we know how life-changing stable housing can be. A community member recently shared her story with us, a disabled domestic violence survivor who finally secured safety for herself and her son through Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV).

She is one of 59,000 households nationwide and 7% of Oregon’s most vulnerable families who rely on this program for stable, life-saving housing. EHV supports households made up of children, LGBTQAI2+ individuals, elders, disabled and neurodivergent people, BIPOC families, survivors, and others who have faced repeated homelessness.

Despite this impact, the EHV program is facing severe underfunding, Instead of lasting until 2030, it is now projected to run out of fuding by September 2026.

For Families like the survivor who wrote to us, this means losing the housing that allowed them to rebuild. She shared that without renewed funding, “this will be my son’s last Christmas housed.”

Congress is preparing to make budget decisions for Fiscal Year 2026, and the current proposal would cut HUD funding by additional 57%, threatening EHV and long-term stability for thousands of  households.

We’re joining national advocates urging Congress to protect and extend funding for Emergency Housing Vouchers.

Organizations can sign up here

You can also help by sharing the NLIHC’s Advocacy Toolkit for options to support your neighbors!