CLPHA Members: COVID-19 Call Summaries & Other Members-Only Content
We encourage PHAs to refer to HUD PIH's COVID-19 FAQs for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) (including the Project-based Voucher Program (PBV)) and Native American Programs, HUD’s COVID-19 webpage, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s website for information and updates about COVID-19, and to contact your state and local health departments for additional guidance.
We have created a COVID-19 Coordination Community on HousingIs.org, which will serve as a go-to resource for PHAs and other stakeholders to communicate with each other about preparedness and response efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Share resources you have developed, ask questions, and contribute to ongoing discussions on the Community Forum. You will need a HousingIs.Org account (separate from your CLPHA.org account) to access this Community -- click here to create a HousingIs.org account.
CLPHA's Housing Is Initiative is frequently updating its website's event calendar with industry COVID-19 calls and webinars:
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): The NLIHC's Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition will lead recurring national calls on Coronavirus and Homelessness/Housing every Monday at 2:30 p.m. ET until Congress includes housing and homelessness resources in the COVID-19 stimulus package. See all past NLIHC call recordings and presentation slides.
NLIHC has released a new, interactive Housing Instability and COVID-19 Map. The map shows for each U.S. county the number of renters who are experiencing or at-risk of housing instability, including extremely low-income renters who are severely housing cost-burdened or living in overcrowded conditions, the number of people experiencing homelessness in the Continuum of Care to which each county belongs, and which counties have confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF): SAHF has launched a public COVID-19 resource page for resident services practitioners and those directly working to meet resident needs. The page offers access to share useful resources and templates – both tools housers/RS practitioners have developed to support their own staff and residents, and external resources that are valuable for practitioners throughout this health crisis.
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH): Past USICH COVID-19 webinars:
- "Webinar: Maximizing Funding for Non-Congregate Shelter Opportunities: California’s Project Roomkey" (April 23)
- "Implementing Assessment and Recovery Centers and Providing Transportation to I/Q Facilities: Lessons from Seattle & King County" (April 13)
- "Reinforcing the Homelessness Crisis Response:Lessons from Seattle & King County" (March 31)
- "Isolation and Quarantine: Lessons Learned from Seattle & King County" (March 24)
Know the facts about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and help stop the spread of rumors.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 is a new disease that causes respiratory illness in people and can spread from person to person. This virus was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China.
If you are sick with Coronavirus Disease 2019, or suspected of being infected with it, follow the steps in this fact sheet to help prevent spreading it to people in your home and community.
Help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, like Coronavirus Disease 2019 by avoiding close contact with people who are sick; covering cough and sneeze; avoiding touching eyes, nose and mouth; and washing your hands with soap and water.
Patients with COVID-19 have experienced mild to severe respiratory illness. Symptoms can include fever, cough and shortness of breath. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure.
Germs are all around you. Stay healthy by washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty.
Follow these steps for proper handwashing to prevent the spread of germs. Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
A webinar discussing guidance on infectious disease preparedness for homeless assistance providers and their partners featuring panelists from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and ,the King County Department of Community and Human Services.
