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The U.S. House of Representatives just stripped funding for the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities. The Senate will consider funding for the Partnership next Thursday. NOW is the time to tell your Senators to maintain funding for this important program.The U.S. House of Representatives just stripped funding for the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities. The Senate will consider funding for the Partnership next Thursday.

NOW is the time to tell your Senators to maintain funding for this important program.

These are tough economic times, which makes it even more important to keep the innovative programs that put federal dollars to good use rebuilding our local economies, strengthening our communities, and creating necessary jobs.

Earlier this year when the Partnership was under threat, your voices made a real difference and funding was preserved. Now we need your voices to be heard even louder.

Tell your Senators: Protect funding for the Partnership for Sustainable Communities.external link

Make sure that Congress knows we will not accept shortsighted cuts that sacrifice the health of our communities.

From connecting affordable housing with jobs to turning dilapidated lots into vibrant downtown centers, the Partnership is making a difference in our communities, where we are hurting the most.

Please tell your lawmakers not to take away crucial opportunities for our communities.external link

This is the time when we need your voice the most. Thank you for all that you do.

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  1. Great news! The Senate Appropriations Committee voted yesterday to preserve funding for the Partnership for Sustainable Communities. To all the supporters and advocates who took time in the last few weeks to write or call your Senators in support of these programs, THANK YOU!

    This funding would allow the Partnership agencies to continue helping communities across the country grow in ways that support their local economies and are fiscally responsible. The Partnership’s programs are already helping over 200 communities in the United States that are home to more than 80 million Americans, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

    While we are encouraged by this step taken by the Senate, there is still work to be done to protect funding for these important programs. The Senate appropriations bill will face a new round of negotiations with the House of Representatives before it’s finalized. The House has voted to strip all funding for the Partnership programs, and so the funding will again be at risk in the coming weeks.

    Thank you again to everyone who taken time to voice their support for the Partnership thus far. Your actions are a crucial part of our success. Working together, we will continue to fight for these important programs as the appropriations bill moves through Congress.

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