Good morning. This episode covers new protections for veterans facing foreclosure in Columbus, GA, a 40-unit housing development for unhoused veterans in Tippecanoe County, IN, and possible food stamp denials under new work rules for thousands of veterans nationwide. It also reports warnings about U.S. public education investment, Cincinnati officials calling a homelessness order an unfunded mandate, federal checkpoints in Washington, D.C., and California’s leading homelessness and unemployment rates.

There’s positive news from Tulsa, OK, where the City Lights Foundation reports measurable progress in housing support programs. That’s your Poverty Minute with Sean Spence.