Policy

Housing Advocates Discuss How They Can Push Back Against Trump’s HUD Cuts

“Events like this are really important because they help us see the bridges that have the potential to be built between places like Maryland and other states throughout the country,” Avery Shivers, a community organizing fellow at Maryland Legal Aid, told NOTUS.

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Scott Turner, the executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, attends a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Evan Vucci/AP

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

March 26, 2025 06:26 PM

With President Donald Trump preparing for major cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, housing advocates from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss how they can fight back.

Like other agencies facing cuts from the Trump administration, HUD is in the middle of a staff and funding overhaul, with nearly 50% of the agency’s staff at risk of losing their jobs.

So with the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Housing Policy Forum scheduled for this week, a number of housing advocates said they were more motivated than ever to come to D.C.