An abrupt shift in the way the federal government allocates funds to help the homeless has shocked groups that provide housing aid throughout Kentucky, a change advocates say could put many low-income, mostly disabled Kentuckians back on the streets.

“We are looking at a severe cut to our existing programming,” said Adrienne Bush, executive director of the Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky, which helps provide homes for about 60 households. “There are folks who without this program would be homeless. They most likely will be homeless again without rent support and case management.”

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