BALTIMORE — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced late Tuesday that Maryland was one of several states filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development over a policy change that could impact thousands of Marylanders.

The Continuum of Care grant program is at the center of the lawsuit.

The program was created to address homelessness in 1987, with the purpose of promoting "community-wide commitment of ending homelessness," and worked to reduce homelessness by promoting a housing-first approach, according to the complaint filed Tuesday.

According to a press release from the Office of the Attorney General, the Department is making drastic changes to the program, including reducing grant funds and creating conditions to access the funding.

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