New York housing advocates want Congress to save the Continuum of Care program. Pascale Leone, executive director of the Supportive Housing Network of New York, said without this money, the ripple effects could be catastrophic. Folks losing their jobs, families having to make hard decisions between paying rent, putting food on the table, school supplies, diapers.”More than 8,700 households statewide could face homelessness if permanent supportive housing funded by the Continuum of Care program ends. Federal lawmakers have until midnight on Tuesday to make a deal to save the program and avert a government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has been slow to issue a proper notice of funding for the Continuum of Care Builds program, which helps construct housing for the homeless.