NLIHC’s most recent national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on July 6. The call addressed the most recent developments in Congress related to the next coronavirus relief package and advocacy actions needed to move the bill forward. Participants heard field updates from Eric Hufnagel of the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness, Jayna Johnson of the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, and Miranda Darden-Willems of the Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition. Kathryn Monet, CEO of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, spoke of the unique needs of veterans experiencing homelessness. Policy Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force Meghan Maury provided updates on HUD’s proposed rule allowing discrimination against transgender people experiencing homelessness and seeking shelter. Deborah Thrope, deputy director of the National Housing Law Project and NLIHC Senior Advisor Ed Gramlich discussed new toolkits and notices from HUD, while NLIHC Vice President for Research Andrew Aurand presented recent research on state and local rental assistance programs. A recording of the call and presentation slides can be found at: https://nlihc.org/covid-19-working-groupcalls
NLIHC hosts national calls on the Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness every week. On today’s (July 13) call, we will be joined by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria and HUD Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Hunter Kurtz. Register for today’s call (Monday, July 13 at 2:30 pm ET) at: https://tinyurl.com/ru73qan
Watch a recording of the July 6 call at: tinyurl.com/y72ldt4k
View July 6 presentation slides at: tinyurl.com/ya9sb59o