2021
Tedd Kelleher, Dept. of Commerce, Michele Thomas, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, Hart Clements, Senator Patty Murray’s office, Noah Patton, National Low Income Housing Coalition, Debbie Thiele, Corporation for Supportive Housing, Tara Bostock, Washington State Department of Health.
COVID-19 Housing and Homelessness Provider Stakeholder Call February 26
2020
Kim Justice, Office of Homeless Youth, Chanita Jackson, Office of Homeless Youth (Accessing the state Eviction Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) for youth and young adults), Sharon Rapport, Corporation for Supportive Housing (Updates on FEMA-funded shelter programs – Project Roomkey and Project Housekey), Twa-le Abrahamson, Spokane Tribe (COVID-19 updates from the Spokane Tribe), Kirsten Jewell, Kitsap County, (COVID-19 housing and homelessness updates from Kitsap County), Joey Lindstrom, National Low Income Housing Coalition (Federal advocacy update).
Tedd Kelleher, Dept. of Commerce (Washington State Updates, Sen. Joe Nguyen, 34th Legislative District (The importance of fighting for progressive revenue in Washington), Patricio Marquez, Office of the Attorney General (Extension and updates to the state eviction moratorium), Nina Martinez, Latino Civic Alliance (Extension and updates to the state eviction moratorium), Michele Thomas, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance (State Policy and Advocacy Updates), Rachael Myers, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance (Federal Policy and Advocacy Updates).
Tedd Kelleher, Dept. of Commerce (Washington State Updates), Claire Lane & Christina Wong, Anti-hunger and Nutrition Coalition (Updates on Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) for kids who qualify for free or reduced price school meals), Misha Werschkul, Budget and Policy Center (The need for progressive revenue to strengthen Washington's economy during and after the COVID-19 crisis), Rachael Myers, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance (Federal Policy and Advocacy Updates), Michele Thomas, (State Policy and Advocacy Updates).
Tedd Kelleher, Dept. of Commerce (Updates from the Department of Commerce), Sara Rankin, Seattle University (Third Door Coalition and the plan to end chronic homelessness) Tristia Bauman, National Law Center on Poverty and Homelessness Homeless encampments, (CDC guidance against sweeps and letter to City of Puyallup), Katara Jordan, Building Changes (Using CARES Act Education Stabilization Fund to serve students in foster care and students experiencing homelessness), Rachael Myers (Federal Advocacy Update & Letter to the Editor Campaign), Michele Thomas (State Advocacy Update – Special session, budget cuts, and more), Rachael Myers (Accountable Communities of Health & PPE Distribution).
Tedd Kelleher, Dept. of Commerce (Washington State Updates), Arianna Cook-Thajudeen, National Housing Law Project (Federal programs and Immigration Requirements during COVID-19), Linda Olsen, WSCADV (Housing Instability and Domestic Violence During COVID-19), Hillary Coleman, SKCCH (2020 Census Updates), Councilmember Tammy Morales, City of Seattle (Proposed Local Moratorium on Encampment Removals).
Tedd Kelleher, Dept. of Commerce (Washington State Updates), Joey Lindstrom, NLIHC (Report from NLIHC: Federal Advocacy) Congressman Denny Heck, (Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020), Rachael Myers, (Additional Federal Updates), Stephanie Velasco, Seattle Office of Housing (Best practices for setting up rent repayment plans) Sam Jackle, Walla Walla County Department of Community Health (Update from Walla Walla County), Esther Magasis, Yakima County Human Services, Rhonda Hauff, Yakima Neighborhood Health Services (Yakima County Homelessness Response and Medical Respite.
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (Federal Solutions on Housing and Homelessness), Tedd Kelleher, Dept. of Commerce (State Updates), Daniel Malone, DESC (Transitioning from Congregate-based to Motel-based Shelter), Yuni Medlin, LASA (Local Updates: Report Out on City of Tacoma Rental Assistance Program), Councilmember Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin & Allyson Brekke, City of Port Angeles (Local Updates from the City of Port Angeles).
Tedd Kelleher (Dept. of Commerce updates), Debbie Thiele, Corporation for Supportive Housing (Emerging Best Practices from California and around the nation), Sara Brundage, Enterprise Community Partners (Low Income Housing Tax Credit Advocacy), Kate Burke, City of Spokane Councilmember, (Spokane renter and homeowner protections update), Senator Rebecca Saldaña (Updates from the Legislature), Rachael Myers, Housing Alliance (Federal Updates).
Tedd Kelleher, Dept. of Commerce updates (state updates), Patricio Marquez, WA Office of the Attorney General (Eviction Moratorium Update), Katara Jordan and Klarissa Monteros, Building Changes (Strategies for a Racially Equitable Response), Rich Stolz, OneAmerica (Impact of COVID-19 on Immigrant Communities), John Tirpak, Unemployment Law Project (Unemployment Benefits Update), Kurt Wiest, Bremerton Housing Authority, (How to get a rental assistance program up and running quickly using CARES Act funding),Theresa Sanders, Island County Public Health (Regional Update from Island County), Rachael Myers, Housing Alliance (Federal Advocacy Update).
Dept. of Commerce Updates (state updates), Steve Berg, National Alliance to End Homelessness (Federal Updates), Latrice Williams, Peer Navigator Training Program (Housing interventions for people being released from jail), Liz Olson, Budget & Policy Center (Overview of Public Benefits during COVID-19), Megan Veith, Building Changes (COVID-19 data on youth and the data on race and ethnicity).
Tedd Kelleher (Department of Commerce Updates), Noah Patton (Federal Updates via NLIHC), Susan Boyd, Bellwether Housing (Affordable housing provider emerging needs), Edmund Witter, King County Bar Association (Setting up new rental assistance procedures during COVID-19,) David Lord, Disability Rights Washington.
Commerce Staff (Dept. of Commerce Updates), Lael Duncan, Okanogan County, Nickolaus Lewis, Lummi Nation, (Local Updates), Michele Thomas, John Stovall, WLIHA (Eviction Moratorium extension and rental assistance ask), Denise Rodriguez, Washington Homeownership Resource Center (Homeownership/Foreclosure), Rachael Myers, (Federal Updates).
Updates from Commerce (regarding emergency grants, stay home order & effect on affordable housing construction, etc.) Kelli Larsen, Plymouth Housing Group (Ongoing needs in Permanent Supportive Housing,) Kirsten Jewell, Kitsap County, Maureen Howard, Tacoma Pierce County, Rhonda Hauff, Yakima, (Regional updates from Kitsap, Pierce, and Yakima), John Stovall, (Rental assistance – collecting data & stories), Rachael Myers, (Federal updates, Information sharing – what is happening in your community? What needs are not be addressed?).