Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, this document provides guidance for state and local health departments, homeless service providers and outreach services, housing authorities, emergency planners, and healthcare facilities to protect the homeless population from the spread of COVID-19.
COVID-19: What State and Local Leaders Can Do for Homeless Populations
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness, this web page provides guidance around three main areas: involving continuums of care in planning, funding for homeless services providers, and how to stay informed of federal guidance and other resources. Also included is a brief list of resources to protect the homeless from COVID-19.
Disease Risks and Homelessness
From the HUD (Housing and Urban Development) Exchange website, this page provides key resources for public health authorities, homeless service systems, and other partners at the local level to help support the homeless and other vulnerable households served. The website is continually updated.
Infectious Disease Toolkit for Continuums of Care
From the HUD (Housing and Urban Development) Exchange website, this toolkit provides structure and specific examples for planning and responding to influenza, coronavirus, and other infectious diseases.
Interim Guidance for Homeless Service Providers
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, this document is intended to support response planning by homeless service providers, including overnight emergency shelters, day shelters, and meal service providers. It includes recommendations for service providers before, during and after the crisis. This page will be updated as information becomes available.
Rural Housing in the Time of COVID-19
This is a recording of a livestream conversation on the effect of COVID-19 on rural housing and inequities. The recording features experts on home ownership and rental housing, community development, rural data, and rural poverty. The resource is sponsored by the Daily Yonder, Housing Assistance Council, and the Rural Assembly.
