COVID-19 Housing and Homelessness Provider Stakeholder Call June 3

6/03/2020 call recording

Speakers:

• Misha Werschkul, Washington State Budget & Policy Center: mishaw@budgetandpolicy.org 
• Tedd Kelleher, Dept. of Commerce: tedd.kelleher@commerce.wa.gov 
• Claire Lane & Christina Wong, Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition: Claire.Lane2@gmail.com, christinaw@northwestharvest.org

TAKE ACTION TODAY: 

State Advocacy:

• Sign this petition in support of our 12 requests to Governor Inslee and share it with at least 10 people in your networks! Read the full letter here.
• Once you've signed the letter, email or Tweet at the Governor (@GovInslee, @WAStateGov) to thank him for extending the eviction moratorium FOR 60 DAYS!

Federal Advocacy:

• Keep emailing members of congress and ask them to support Emergency Rental Assistance & Rental Market Stabilization Act: https://bit.ly/rentreliefnow
• Organizations and local elected officials can sign NLIHC’s letter: https://nlihc.secure.force.com/actions/CapturePetitionNew?actionId=AR00929
• The Housing Alliance is looking for people to send letters to the editor to your local newspaper. We have templates! Contact John Stovall at johns@wliha.org

Resources:

• Watch the talk with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi on racial justice during COVID-19
• Dept. of Commerce's Shelter Grant Program Overview and Stakeholder Input Request -- Note: Comment period closes today!
• Food Research and Action Center info about Pandemic EBT (P-EBT)
• Center for Budget and Policy Priorities Report on State Budget Outlooks
• Poll from the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign on housing stability during COVID-19