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Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training Office of Environment and Energy Guidance in Response to COVID-19 Due to the National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak and restrictions on pers...

Thank you for your remarkable levels of advocacy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of you, Congress is beginning to understand that homelessness funding must be included in upcoming coronavirus spending bills.  Negotiations are ongoing, but we know that your advocacy has already made a difference : There is a growing consensus to include funding specifically for homeless assistance, although not on the precise amount. Some investment in Tenant-Based Rental Assistance is on the table. There is ongoing discussion of significant investments in rent assistance to prevent housing instability and homelessness. There is, however, no final agreement, and it remains uncertain whether sufficient resources for these purposes will be included. TAKE ACTION NOW  We can prove to Congress why this funding is imperative: a recent report from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, UCLA, and Boston University projects that  peo...

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training From Our Federal Partners: HHS Interim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released Interim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV . The guidance is intended for health care prov...

8 tips for agencies serving older adults and people with disabilities during COVID-19 Please see the following correction to the previous email you received regarding the tip sheet: Eight tips for agencies serving older adults and people with disabilities.   WellSky is working with top experts to bring you practical strategies and insightful interpretation of CMS, CDC, HUD, and ACL guidance on the COVID-19 pandemic. These resources are not substitutes for the official sources, and providers should continue to track developments on CMS, CDC, HUD, and ACL official pages, including: CMS response to Coronavirus and latest program guidance CDC interim infection prevention and control recommendations for patients with suspected or confirmed Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in ...

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training COVID-19 Prevention and Response for Homeless Providers: Daily Resource Digest Digest for March 23, 2020 The recent emergence of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) calls for enhanced cooperation between public health authorities, homeles...

WellSky to release new COVID-19 fields to WellSky Community Services WellSky to release special COVID-19 fields to WellSky Community Services WellSky understands the importance of tracking meaningful information about the impact the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has on the populations served by our clients. Many communities have asked us for guidance, and other communities have already begun tracking COVID-19 data. As a result, the WellSky Human and Social Services team convened a work group of interested clients to discuss adding a small, standardized set of fields to help our clients track COVID-19 consistently. By providing standardized fields in our solutions and recommended, solution-specific implementation guidance, we hope to reduce the burden on our system administrators, minimize the variation of COVID-19-related fields in each data system, and create meaningful standard report...

Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training Reminder: COVID-19 Information for HOPWA Grantees and Project Sponsors Webinar - March 24, 2020 - 2:00 PM EDT The Office of HIV/AIDS Housing (OHH) is hosting a webinar for Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) grantees and project sponsors...

SAMHSA’s COVID-19 Guidance and Resources Given the rapidly evolving situation with COVID-19, SAMHSA is providing regular updates via a new consolidated COVID-19 page.  This page can be found at samhsa.gov/coronavirus .  Please check for new updates. ...