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flag Douglas County replaces lottery with need-based housing aid in 2026, scraps family shelter due to funding.

flag Douglas County is shifting its housing stabilization program to a need-based model to better target aid and prevent evictions, amid declining city funding from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. flag The change, set for early 2026, replaces a lottery system with rolling applications to prioritize vulnerable households. flag Meanwhile, a planned family emergency shelter in Lawrence has been scrapped due to lack of funding, though the city approved a $3.15 million agreement with the Lawrence Community Shelter to maintain over 220 beds and support housing placement. flag The shelter’s expanded services have helped reduce unsheltered homelessness, with fewer than 40 people living outside last winter and no weather-related deaths.

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