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Upcoming COVID-19 Webinars The COVID-19 Webinar Series continues to guide homeless response systems on how to strategize resources, adapt service delivery, and plan for the future during the COVID-19 pandemic. Register for upcoming Alliance webinars: Communities Using Data to Analyze Racial Disparities During the Pandemic – Here's Where You Can Start Tuesday, June 9th, 3:00 pm ET Homeless response systems and programs must understand and address the intersection of the two crises of structural racism and the coronavirus pandemic. This web

Training and Technical Assistance Related to COVID-19 SAMHSA is committed to providing regular training and technical assistance (TTA) on matters related to the mental and substance use disorder field as they deal with COVID-19. Our TA programs are delivering great resources during this time. View the updated available TTA resources to assist with the current situation.   View TTA Resources       

Eviction Moratorium Updates and Timeline The Maryland Judiciary has released an administrative order  outlining the reopening of the judicial branch of the Maryland government in five phases.  While the courts intend to use this as their plan to reopen, they recognize that dates may change  depending on the pace of COVID recovery or subsequent outbreaks or emergency declarations from Governor Hogan.  Once open, courts will begin to processing tenant/landlord cases. Cases regarding an emergency breech of lease will receive priority, whereas failure to pay rent cases will come further down the line. Below is the current timeline for the courts as it relates to reopening, including hearing landlord/tenant cases on housing and evictions: Phase 1 : remote hearings in limited scope take place with no evictions.            Phase 2: courts reop

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training Upcoming Webinar: Targeting Homeless Prevention in the Midst of COVID-19 - June 10, 2020 - 3:30 PM EDT HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) invites Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) recipients, homeless assistance providers, and thei

From: Supportive Services for Veteran Families Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 11:49 AM Subject: SSVF Program Update Friday, June 5th, 2020 Topics: 1.NEW: SSVF Program Changes 2.ATTENTION: New Monthly/Annual Repository Report 3.NEW:  SSVF CARES Resource Change GIFTS Requirement Due Monday, June 8, 2020 4.REGISTER NOW: "NAEH COVID-19 Webinar Series: Communities Using Data to Analyze Racial Disparities During the Pandemic: Here's Where You Can Start" Tuesday, June 9, 3:00 pm EST 5.REGISTER NOW: "Promising Practices and Resources for Quarantine Hotels" Thursday, June 11, 2:00 pm ET 6.SHOUT OUT: SSVF Program Office Collaboration Highlight NEW: SSVF Program Changes Program Change Requirements with a due date of June 1, were not published to the grantee portal.  Program changes have been put on hold until CARES funding is expended, and FY2020 budgets are re-activated.   Program changes pertain ONLY to the FY2020 approved budgets; there will be no changes t

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training Reminder: Register Today: Designing and Implementing an Emergency HOME TBRA Program Webinar – June 10, 2020 – 1:00 PM EDT HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) is pleased to announce a webinar that guides the HOME Investment Partnerships Pr

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training Reminder: HOPWA COVID-19 Response Webinar – Review of 2nd Mega-Waiver and FAQs - June 8, 2020 - 2:00 PM EDT The Office of HIV/AIDS Housing (OHH) is hosting a webinar on June 8, 2020 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT for Housing Opportunities for Persons With

Register for Community Services System Admin orientation now. WEBINAR: System Administration Orientation for WellSky Community Services Friday, June 5 at 3 pm ET / Noon PT  We want to help new system administrators of WellSky Community Services (ServicePoint) hit the ground running! Join us for this one-hour orientation that will direct you to all the resources that can help you succeed. Hosted by the WellSky account team, this session will cover: Support requests Customer Community resources Upgrade procedures Training opportunities Communications, roadmaps, and more You'll also have the chance to ask questions. This session is designed for new system administrators, but it is also a good refresher for anyone managing the WellSky Community Services system in your organization. Please forward this email to anyone who would benefit from this orientat

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training HOPWA IDIS Set-Up and Draw Instructions for CARES Act Grants HUD recently released instructions to Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) formula and competitive grantees on Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) set up and