The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated we need strong partnerships and collaboration at all levels of government.
The coronavirus pandemic is challenging our elected officials at the local, county, state, and federal levels to take bold, unprecedented action to protect our most vulnerable neighbors.
Now is the Time to End Homelessness
Elected officials can use this moment to enact long-term solutions that ensure:
- All people on the streets are connected with safe accommodation. Make sure those who are older, disabled, ill, and chronically homeless are moved into permanent housing.
- All those in temporary accommodations are moved into permanent homes. Nobody goes back to homelessness. We must rapidly identify and secure affordable housing options and provide the proper support for those temporarily housed in hotels and motel rooms across the country.
- We prevent a new wave of homelessness. Every indicator, from unemployment to expiring eviction moratoria, points to a surge in new homelessness. We must prevent this crisis now.
COVID-19 reaffirmed that everyone deserves a safe, permanent home and lawmakers have the tools to make this a reality. Our communities and elected officials acted with appropriate urgency. Those actions can’t stop now.
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP
Federal Funding, Legislation, and Regulation
CARES Act Analysis:
- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (PDF)
- NLCHP: CARES Act key terms and citations (PDF)
- NLIHC: CARES Act Analysis
- NAEH: What’s in the Coronavirus Bill for Homelessness?
- CSH: CARES Act Eligibility and Recommended Uses for States and Local Jurisdictions
- CPBB: CARES Act Includes Essential Measures to Respond to Public Health, Economic Crises, But More Will Be Needed
- NLC, NLIHC, and NAEH: CARES Act Suggestions for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Elected Officials
- NAEH and CBBP: A Framework for COVID-19 Homelessness Response
- CSH: CARES Act Eligibility and Recommended Uses for States and Local Jurisdictions
Additional CARES Act Resources:
- Tableau: If the CARES Act was $100 and CARES Act funding by state
- NLIHC: Coronavirus Needed Regulatory Action
- Opportunity Starts at Home: coalition letter, Addressing Housing Instability and Homelessness During and After the COVID-19 Crisis
- NLIHC: Multifamily Properties Subject to Federal Eviction Moratoriums
Housing Organization COVID-19 Resources
- National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)
- National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP)
- National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH)
- Opportunity Starts at Home
- Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH)
Local Government COVID-19 Resources
- National League of Cities (NLC)
- US Conference of Mayors
- National Governors Association (NGA)
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- National Association of Counties (NaCo)
- National Association of County Administrators (NACA)
- National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Federal Agencies COVID-19 Resources
- US Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Office of Community Planning and Development
- Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
- US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- CDC Interim Guidance for Homeless Service Providers to Plan and Respond to COVID-19
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)