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COVID-19 Housing and Homelessness Provider Stakeholder Call August 12
Speakers:
- Jorge Soto, National Fair Housing Alliance
- Councilmember Tammy Morales, Seattle City Council
- Laura Reed, Housing Advocacy Coalition of Snohomish County
- Shannel Janzen, Puyallup Tribe of Indians Wrap Around Program
Federal Advocacy!
Take action by contacting your Members of Congress and tell them that the Senate proposal is unacceptable and that Congress must pass the essential housing provisions of the HEROES Act!
Submit a comment on HUD's harmful proposed rule removing anti-discrimination protections for trans and nonbinary people experiencing homelessness. You can take action by submitting a comment via the #HousingSavesLives action page, and the National LGBTQ Taskforce has created a Partner Toolkit to assist you!
Resources from the 8-12 Call
- Here is more information about Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing from Jorge at the National Fair Housing Alliance.
- Housing Advocacy Coalition of Snohomish County Facebook Group
- Article on Everett efforts to stop sweeps
- Info on the Puyallup Tribe Wrap Around Program
- National Housing Law Project's analysis of Trump's executive order on evictions
- Big news! On a past call, we've had Monserrat Padilla from the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network. Since that call, they have won a significant victory in that Gov. Inslee has appropriated $40 million in relief for undocumented people in Washington. Read more here.
- If you would like to receive updates on the above relief fund, you can sign up here.
- For those interested in receiving updates from the Dept. of Commerce on the Eviction Rental Assistance Program, you can sign up at this page.
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