Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, has announced a hearing on consolidation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's homeless assistance programs.

"The federal government has fifty programs that deal with homelessness," Allard said. "It is time to consolidate programs and send the dollars directly to our local communities, which know best how to end homelessness."

WHEN:

9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2000

WHERE:

Room 538, Dirksen Building

WHO:

Mr. Fred Karnas
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs Programs
Department of Housing and Urban Development

Mr. Stanley J. Czerwinski
Director, Housing and Community Development Issues
General Accounting Office

Mr. William Shelton
Director
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development

Ms. Barbara Richardson
Director
Department of Community Development, City of Rockford

Mr. John Parvensky
Executive Director
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

Mr. Richard Godfrey Jr.
Executive Director
Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation

Ms. Nan Roman
President
National Alliance to End Homelessness