A HUD program helped him find housing. Trump’s cuts could put him back on the streets.

HUD cuts could push many West Virginians back into homelessness

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A HUD program helped him find housing. Trump’s cuts could put him back on the streets.

Robert Stewart used to live in Charleston. But, homeless since he was 16, he was always looking over his shoulder. Always in survival mode. Then, he got help finding a place that gave him a roof over his head, outside the capital city in small-town Belle. There, he finally feels at home, feels like he can take his pit bull Bruce for peaceful walks. Everyone knows everyone there. About three years ago, a local group finally helped him find a home…