These priorities and outcomes come from MN Coalition for the Homeless, Central’s partner, which organizes Homeless Day on the Hill.
Family Housing Prevention and Assistance Program (FHPAP)
2026 OUTCOME: $40M for Family Homeless Prevention Assistance. As a reminder, FHPAP is designed to provide flexible financial assistance and supportive services to families, youth, and single adults who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless, to lead towards housing stability. It 
Local Homeless Prevention Aid (LHPA)
2026 OUTCOME: The sunset for Local Homeless Prevention Aid (LHPA) was successfully extended from 2028 to 2032; a major victory for homelessness prevention efforts across Minnesota. LHPA provides flexible funding to counties and Tribal Nations to address housing instability before it escalates into homelessness, particularly for youth and families connected to school systems. Funding can be used for rental assistance, utility support, and other locally driven prevention strategies that help keep people safely housed while reducing the need for more costly emergency interventions.
Sustain the Gain: Supportive Housing and services to address homelessness
2026 OUTCOME: $13M for supportive housing and the homeless response system. Due to federal priority shifts and changes to state funding, Sustain the Gain addresses the urgent need for sustained investments in supportive housing and services across Minnesota. While Supportive Housing is the backbone of long-term stability for people with the highest needs, this funding also safeguards the emergency response, transitional services, outreach, coordinated entry, and data systems that keep communities functioning effectively. No single provider, county, Continuum of Care (CoC), or funding partner can do this alone; this investment preserves system capacity and ensures vulnerable Minnesotans remain housed.