As homelessness crisis grows, the Trump administration has made few new efforts

WASHINGTON - As homelessness has worsened in many American cities the Trump administration has largely neglected the issue, proposing few new initiatives and pushing cuts to housing programs that, if adopted, would likely make the crisis worse, according to analysts.

In budget proposals, the administration has repeatedly but unsuccessfully tried to take money from the Department of Housing and Urban Development - cuts that could cause homelessness to worsen significantly if they were ever put into effect, experts say. In addition, they said, by trying to walk back Obama-era policies designed to give the most vulnerable groups access to shelter and housing, administration policies could increase their chances of homelessness.

The administration has "continually signaled its lack of interest in addressing housing and homeless issues," said Carolina Reid,