October 14, 2020

• Why a national COVID-19 strategy is a necessary ‘October surprise’ (Source: The Hill)

October 13, 2020

• Trump Administration Issues CDC Eviction Moratorium Guidance to Benefit Landlords over Renters (Source: NLIHC)
• Landlords are getting squeezed between tenants and lenders (Source: The Washington Post)

October 12, 2020

• Landlords can start the eviction process despite moratorium, government says (Source: Yahoo!)

October 7, 2020

• Inside the $1 Billion Bid to Rescue Affordable Housing (Source: CityLab)

October 1, 2020

• Neighborhoods at risk for Covid see disproportionately high eviction rates (Source: CNN)

September 29, 2020

• Longmont City Council agrees to consider banning late rent fees for COVID-impacted tenants (Source: Times-Call)
• The pandemic will likely make America’s eviction crisis even worse (Source: PBS Newshour)

September 27, 2020

• Philly homeless encampment leaders claim victory in city deal for 50 vacant homes (Source: Philly Voice)

September 26, 2020

• Housing boom in U.S. threatened by shortage of available homes (Source: Boston Herald)

September 23, 2020

• Building housing — lots of it — will lay the foundation for a new future (Source: Vox)

September 22, 2020

• Waiving Regulations for Affordable Housing Shows Results in Austin (Source: CityLab)

September 16, 2020

• Under a Second Federal Moratorium, Eviction Filings Plummet (Source: CityLab)
• Communities Can Better Prevent Homelessness through Housing- and Justice-System Partnerships (Source: Urban Institute)

September 14, 2020

• Eviction Filings by Big Landlords Surged After Trump Issued Ban (Source: Bloomberg)

September 11, 2020

• ‘Gone in 90 minutes:’ Rental assistance is quickly running out for struggling renters (Source: Yahoo! Money)
• What you need to know about the CDC eviction moratorium (Source: Marketplace)

September 1, 2020

• Statement from National Low Income Housing Coalition President and CEO Diane Yentel on the White House Moratorium on Evictions for Nonpayment of Rent (Source: NLIHC)
• CDC Issues Sweeping Temporary Halt On Evictions Nationwide Amid Pandemic (Source: NPR)

August 26, 2020

• Why a Historic Eviction Wave Is Bearing Down on U.S. (Source: Bloomberg)

August 25, 2020

• Governor Cooper Formally Announces Rental & Utility Assistance Relief Program (Source: NC Housing Coalition)
• She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right. (Source: ProPublica)
• From Low-Income to No Income (Source: Affordable Housing Finance)

August 18, 2020

• When Renters Can Earn Equity (Source: Next City)
• Across American Cities, Evictions Are Down (Source: City Lab)

August 17, 2020

• 3 renters on getting screwed over by landlords during the Covid-19 housing crisis (Source: Vox)

August 13, 2020

• How The Eviction Crisis Could Compound Voter Suppression Come November (Source: Huffington Post)

August 12, 2020

• How missed rent payments could affect the affordable housing supply (Source: Marketplace)
• Why Schools Should Care about Housing Voucher Discrimination (Source: Urban Institute)

August 10, 2020

• ‘A Homeless Pandemic’ Looms As 30 Million Are At Risk Of Eviction (Source: NPR)

August 9, 2020

• The Coming Eviction Crisis: ‘It’s Hard to Pay the Bills on Nothing’ (Source: The New York Times)
• Trump’s eviction ban would leave most tenants in peril (Source: Politico)
• Trump’s Empty Shell of a Promise to Renters (Source: NLIHC)

August 7, 2020

• America Could Have ‘Great Depression’ Levels of Homelessness by Year’s End (Source: Vice)

August 3, 2020

• Top GOP lawmaker urges regulators to extend relief for renters, banks (Source: Politico)

August 1, 2020

• Biden calls on Trump, Congress to enact an emergency housing program (Source: The Hill)
• 12 People in a 3-Bedroom House, Then the Virus Entered the Equation (Source: The New York Times)

July 30, 2020

• Homelessness, Health, and At-Risk Populations During COVID-19 (Source: National League of Cities)
• Covid-19 Is Killing Affordable Housing, Just as It’s Needed Most (Source: CityLab)

July 29, 2020

• As federal unemployment aid expires, Charlotte renters face a ‘looming catastrophe’ (Source: Charlotte Observer)
• An Effort to Abolish Court Fees Grows in California (Source: City Lab)
• How U.S. Poverty Could Spike in the Last Half of the Year (Source: City Lab)
• Criminalization Fails to End Homelessness in San Francisco (Source: Urban Institute)
• Trump boasts of pushing low-income housing out of suburbs (Source: Politico)
• Millions Of Americans Are About To Be Homeless, And It’s Totally Preventable (Source: Huffington Post)

July 28, 2020

• Fixing America’s Broken Disaster Housing Recovery System: Part Two: Policy Framework Reform Recommendations (Source: NLIHC)

July 27, 2020

• Want to help kids weather this school year? Keep them from getting evicted. (Source: The Washington Post)

July 26, 2020

• 24 million Americans fear missing next rent payment as benefits dry up (Source: USA Today)

July 24, 2020

• The Eviction Crisis Is Already Here and It’s Crushing Black Moms (Source: Vice)
• The Eviction Ban Worked, but It’s Almost Over. Some Landlords Are Getting Ready. (Source: ProPublica)

July 23, 2020

July 22, 2020

• Communities of color poised to lose their homes as eviction moratoriums lift (Source: The Center for Public Integrity)
• Rent relief funds quickly overwhelmed by need (Source: Marketplace)

July 21, 2020

July 20, 2020

• Point of View: We’re Running Out of Time – By Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO (Source: NLIHC)
• NLIHC Research Note: State and Local Rental Assistance Programs: Finding Solutions for a growing crisis (Source: NLIHC)

July 19, 2020

• Amid a Deadly Virus and Crippled Economy, One Form of Aid Has Proved Reliable: Food Stamps (Source: The New York Times)

July 17,  2020

• Millions of Children Could Lose Their Homes if Congress Fails to Act (Source: Children’s Defense Fund)

July 15, 2020

• How Public Housing Authorities Are Protecting Senior Residents during COVID-19 (Source: Urban Institute)

July 14, 2020

• Why More Cities Are Hoping to Give Tenants the Chance to Purchase Their Buildings (Source: Next City)

July 13, 2020

• Churches Are Building Housing Developments ‘in God’s Back Yard’ (Source: CityLab)

July 12, 2020

• Is Milwaukee’s Eviction Spike ‘The Canary In The Coal Mine’? (Source: Law360)

July 6, 2020

• Additional Coronavirus Updates – Monday, July 6, 2020 (Source: NLIHC)
• Evictions are likely to skyrocket this summer as jobs remain scarce. Black renters will be hard hit. (Source: The Washington Post)

July 5, 2020

• Health Justice Lawyer Argues For Nationwide Eviction Moratorium (Source: NPR)

July 3, 2020

• Experts fear the end of eviction moratoriums could plunge thousands of people into homelessness (Source: CNBC)

July 2, 2020

• President Trump considers ending housing regulation that advocates say was created to combat racial segregation (Source: MarketWatch)

July 1, 2020

• Why Advocates Say Food Stamps Should Work on Cooked Food (Source: Next City)
• Newsom Launches ‘Homekey’ in COVID-19 Response to Protect Homeless Californians (Source: SCV News)
• HUD Updates Equal Access Rule, Returns Decision Making to Local Shelter Providers (Source: HUD)

June 30, 2020

• Five Ways Local Governments Can Spur Development of Affordable Housing (Source: Next City)
• Adults in Households With Children Report Higher Rate of Late Housing Payments and Food Shortages Amid COVID-19 (Source: U.S. Census)

June 29, 2020

• To prevent evictions, Baltimore to pay tenants’ back rent with more than $13 million from coronavirus relief funds (Source: The Baltimore Sun)
• Exclusive: Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduces nationwide eviction moratorium bill (Source: Vox)
• Elizabeth Warren introduces bill for nationwide eviction moratorium (Source: Axios)
• Cuomo Eviction Moratorium Survives Lawsuit by N.Y. Landlords (Source: Bloomberg)

June 28, 2020

• Boston Minority Communities Hit Hardest By Evictions, Report Finds (Source: CBS Boston)

June 26, 2020

• The Effort to Move Every Homeless New Yorker Into a Hotel (Source: Next City)
• Housing in Brief: Eviction Lab Releases New Eviction Tracking System (Source: Next City)
• Economics in Brief: Federal Aid for Pandemic-Impacted Americans Is Working, But It’s About to Expire (Source: Next City)
• This Might Be a Bad Time for Virginia to End its Eviction Ban (Source: CityLab)
• How States Are Incorporating Health into the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Source: Urban Institute)

June 25, 2020

• Pandemic-Emptied Hotels Could Become Affordable Housing, City Officials Suggest (Source: The City)

June 22, 2020

• Bye $600 jobless benefit, eviction reprieve, cash for small firms. COVID-19 relief ending. (Source: USA Today)
• Coronavirus rent freezes are ending — and a wave of evictions will sweep America (Source: NBC News)

June 19, 2020

• 20 Million Renters Are at Risk of Eviction; Policymakers Must Act Now to Mitigate Widespread Hardship (Source: Aspen Institute)
• Coronavirus: Why US is expecting an ‘avalanche’ of evictions (Source: BBC News)
• Zoom Call Eviction Hearings: ‘They’ll Throw Everything I Have Out On The Street’ (Source: NPR News)

June 17, 2020

• FHA Extends Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium for Single Family Homeowners for Additional Two Months: Extension Through August 31, 2020, Provides More Security for Homeowners Impacted by the Coronavirus Outbreak (Source: HUD)
  
• Contra Costa Hotels Transformed Into Homeless Shelters (Source: NBC Bay Area)
• Homeless New Yorkers in Shelters Face Higher Coronavirus Death Rate (Source: Curbed)

June 16, 2020

• Atlanta officials direct millions of COVID-19 relief funds toward helping homeless, preventing evictions (Source: Saporta Report)

June 15, 2020

• To Stay Stably Housed, Renters Need $16 Billion per Month in Housing Support during the COVID-19 Crisis (Source: Urban Institute)
• House Financial Services Subcommittee Hold Hearing on Renters, Eviction, and COVID-19 (Source: NLIHC)
• HUD HOME Program Provides Sample Cares Act Eviction Moratorium Materials for Tenants and Owners (Source: NLIHC)

• Louisville Metro proposes using federal COVID-19 relief funds for eviction prevention, small business assistance (Source: LouisvilleKY.gov)

June 13, 2020

• Coronavirus could widen black wealth gap (Source: The Washington Post)

June 12, 2020

• Housing in Brief: No Evictions Ever for Pandemic-Related Rent Loss in San Francisco (Source: Next City)
• How Can Federal Coronavirus Relief Help State and Local Governments Prevent Evictions? (Source: Urban Institute)
• Black community braces for next threat: Mass evictions (Source: Politico)

June 11, 2020

• Congress Must Strengthen SNAP To Support Essential Workers During the Coronavirus Crisis (Source: Center for American Progress)
• COVID-19 Forces Tough Decisions in Housing Assistance (Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts)
• The Language Around Homelessness Is Finally Changing (Source: Curbed)

June 9, 2020

• Pandemic Threatens to Upend a Thriving Real Estate Model (Source: The New York Times)
• Minneapolis Housing Advocates Look Ahead (Source: Next City)
• COVID-19 Forces Tough Decisions in Housing Assistance (Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts)

June 8, 2020

• Strategies for increasing affordable housing amid the COVID-19 economic crisis (Source: The Brookings Institution)

June 6, 2020

• The pandemic hit and this car became home for a family of four. (Source: The Washington Post)

June 5, 2020

• Evictions and Homelessness Will Rise Precipitously Once COVID Restrictions Are Lifted (Source: StreetblogsCal)

June 4, 2020

• Common Council Urges NYS to Allow Rent Cancellations, Small Landlord Protections (Source: The Cornell Daily Sun)

June 3, 2020

• Preparing for the Post-COVID-19 Land Grab (Source: Next City)
• ‘The housing emergency most harms people of color:’ Black Americans face an unequal housing market — and coronavirus could make it worse (Source: MarketWatch)
• ‘One paycheck away’ from homelessness: housing inequality fuels U.S. protests (Source: Reuters)
• Millions Of Americans Skip Payments As Tidal Wave Of Defaults And Evictions Looms (Source: NPR)

June 2, 2020

• Renters, mortgage holders often unaware of federal aid packages (Source: Houston Chronicle)

June 1, 2020

• Rent is Due – by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO (Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition)
• HUD CPD Issues Second Round of Waivers for ESG, CoC, and HOPWA (Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition)
• Illinois Appropriates $396 Million for Emergency Rent and Mortgage Assistance (Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition)
• Housing hardships reach unprecedented heights during the COVID-19 pandemic (Source: Brookings Institution)
• The virus does not discriminate, but our social structures do (Source: San Francisco Chronicle)
• Rent Is Due: Might an Eviction Wave Be Near? (Source: Nonprofit Quarterly)
• The End Of The Extra $600 Weekly Unemployment Benefits Threatens Rent Payments (Source: Forbes)

May 30, 2020

• A Notorious Trailer Park Mogul Once Roasted by John Oliver Just Got Owned By His Tenants (Source: Vice)
• NJ Launches $100M in Short-Term Assistance Available for Renters Affected by Pandemic (Source: TapInto)
• Gov. Cooper issues 3-week moratorium on evictions, extends ban on utility shut-offs (Source: Charlotte Observer)

May 29, 2020

• Coronavirus’ unequal economic toll (Source: Axios)
• Housing in Brief: Bracing for a New Eviction Crisis (Source: Next City)
• Governor Murphy and Lieutenant Governor Oliver Announce Short-Term Rental Assistance Program to Help Residents Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic (Source: State of New Jersey)

May 28, 2020

• ‘I don’t know how I’ll survive’: the laid-off workers devastated by coronavirus cuts (Source: The Guardian)
• Poll: The public highly concerned about housing instability during COVID-19; Expects major action from Congress (Source: Opportunity Starts at Home)

May 27, 2020

• An ‘Avalanche of Evictions’ Could Be Bearing Down on America’s Renters (Source: The New York Times)
• ACTION ALERT: Housing Relief Bills Filed (Source: NC Housing Coalition)
• Tenants fear mass evictions as moratoria expire (Source: The Hill)

May 26, 2020

• Are Hotels the Solution to Homelessness? (Source: Foreign Policy)
• 4 Ways COVID-19 Has Exposed Gaps in the US Social Safety Net (Source: Next City)
• Preparing for School Reopening and Recovery: Considerations in Serving Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness (Source: SchoolHouse Connection)
• Chicago to Use Developers’ Fees to Protect Affordable Housing During COVID-19 (Source: Next City)

May 25, 2020

• Chief Justice Beasley Issues New Emergency Order (Source: Greater Charlotte Apartment Association)

May 22, 2020

• Protecting The Hidden Homeless During COVID-19 And Beyond (Source: Health Affairs)
• Editorial: Seven steps California can take to prevent a coronavirus housing and homelessness disaster (Source: The Los Angeles Times)

May 21, 2020

• Inside the new homeless shelter at Amazon’s headquarters (Source: Fast Company)
• Amid COVID-19, SNAP Rolls Out Online Ordering (Source: Next City)
• Parents Are Struggling to Provide for Their Families during the Pandemic (Source: Urban Institute)
• California Unemployment Insurance Claims During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Source: California Policy Lab)

May 20, 2020

• America’s Patchwork Pandemic Is Fraying Even Further (Source: The Atlantic)

May 19, 2020

• Social distancing in Black and white neighborhoods in Detroit: A data-driven look at vulnerable communities (Source: The Brookings Institution)
• COVID-19 and the State of Homelessness (Source: NAEH)

May 17, 2020

• New Study Details COVID-19’s Possible Impact on CA Homelessness (Source: NBC Bay Area)

May 15, 2020

• NCDHHS Updates Guidance on Who Should be Tested for COVID-19 (Source: NCCEH)
• America’s Cities Could House Everyone if They Chose To (The New York Times)
• What the Pandemic Can Teach Us About Tackling Homelessness (Source: CityLab)
• US homelessness could increase 45% because of coronavirus unemployment, study says (Source: The Los Angeles Times)

May 14, 2020

• FHFA Extends Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium (Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency)
  
• If a Pandemic Can’t Force San Francisco to Reckon With Homelessness, Nothing Can (Mother Jones)
• Relief from the Rent (Shelterforce)

May 13, 2020

• How the Streets Got So Mean (Source: CityLab)
• Overview of Housing and Homeless Provisions in the HEROES Act (Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition)
• Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac: Borrowers in forbearance can defer all missed payments until the end of their loan (Source: Housing Wire)

May 12, 2020

• We know how to prevent homelessness due to COVID-19 (Source: St. Louis American)
• ‘We can’t slip backwards’: Nonprofit releases post COVID-19 homeless plan (Source: Bronx Times)
• Hoping for Federal Help, Cities Experiment with Rental Assistance (Source: Next City)

May 11, 2020

• Finding Home: What To Do When The Rent Is Due During The Coronavirus Pandemic (Source: WFAE)
• When Coronavirus Hits Food Deserts (Source: The Wall Street Journal)
• COVID-19 Puts Structural Racism On Full Display — Will We Finally Do Something to Correct It? (Next City)
• Representatives Heck and Waters and Senator Brown Introduce Bill to Provide $100 Billion in Emergency Rental Assistance (Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition)
• Analysis on unemployment projects 40-45% increase in homelessness this year (Source: Community Solutions)

May 9, 2020

• This is how economic pain is distributed in America (Source: The Washington Post)

May 8, 2020

• Measuring What Matters: New Approaches for Assessing Economic & Social Impacts in the Wake of COVID-19 (Source: HR&A Advisors)
• Effective Advocacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness)
• The Rent Is Getting Paid. How? (Source: CityLab)
• NLIHC Research Note: Emergency Rental Assistance Needs for Works Struggling due to COVID-19 (Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition)
• Keeping in Touch with Students and Families Experiencing Homelessness During School Closures (Source: SchoolHouse Connection)
• Which Covid-19 Data Can You Trust? (Source: The Harvard Business Review)

May 7, 2020

• Centering Race Equity in Your System’s Response to COVID-19 (Source: NCCEH)
• Georgia’s COVID-19 Public Health Response Must Include Support for Stable, Quality Housing (Source: Georgia Budget & Policy Institute)
• The Pandemic May Change How We Treat Low-Income Parents (Source: The New York Times)
• Is it possible the housing market is already recovering? (Source: Curbed)
• Nearly $1.6M awarded to supplement emergency food and shelter efforts across the Charlotte region (Source: United Way of Central Carolinas)

May 6, 2020

• Getting to Yes: Working with FEMA to Fund Non-Congregate Shelter during COVID-19 (Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition)
• If the coronavirus has you worried about your mortgage or rent, these tools can help (Source: Curbed)

May 4, 2020

• Empty Hotel Rooms Provide Safe Haven For Domestic Violence Survivors During The Pandemic (Source: Huffington Post)
• Using Your Data to Analyze Racial Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness)

April 30, 2020

• Charlotte area unemployment numbers show start of COVID-19 job losses (Source: The Charlotte Observer)
• Rent Strikes Aren’t Just About Rent (Source: JSTOR)
• Coronavirus NH: Shelter Warns Of ‘Wave of New Homelessness’ (Source: Patch)
• Podcast: Will California rethink housing density because of COVID-19? (Source: CalMatters)
• How will COVID-19 affect affordable housing? (Source: Mortgage Professional America)
• Restrictive housing policies put low-income city residents at risk during COVID-19 (Source: Pacific Legal Foundation)
• Wisconsin suspends fees, penalties for missed rent during COVID-19 pandemic (Source: APG)
• Memphis doubles available hotel rooms for homeless, prepares to disburse $2M in federal funding (Source: Commercial Appeal)
• How can we talk about housing after COVID-19? (Source: Greater Greater Washington)
• Americans Continue To Face Housing Insecurity During Coronavirus Crisis Despite Some States Offering Protections (Source: wbur)
• 7 Ways to Boost Data Impact in Response to the Pandemic (Source: BeeckCenter)

April 29, 2020

• Homeless During COVID-19: Pandemic Brings Additional Risk, Increased Challenges In Finding Shelter (Source: Fox40)
• Boost the Safety Net to Help People With Fewest Resources Pay for Basics During the Crisis (Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
• Homelessness and housing in America has been a tinderbox waiting to catch fire for generations (Source: Real Change)
• Housing the Homeless: COVID-19 Has Forced California’s Hand (Source: Post News Group)
• Using CDBG for Rental Assistance During COVID-19 Crisis (Source: North Carolina Housing Coalition)
• North Carolina Housing Coalition Policy Update 4-29-20 (Source: North Carolina Housing Coalition)
• The Safety Net Can Do Better for People with Poor Health and Disabilities (Source: Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity)
• ‘Cancel the Rent’ Could Be Just the Beginning (Source: CityLab)
• How can billions of people ‘stay home’ to beat Covid-19 without a safe place to live? (Source: The Guardian)
• Local landlords asking to be treated fairly during COVID-19 crisis (Source: KOMO News)
• Five Ways State and Local Governments Can Strengthen Their Capacity to Meet Growing Rental Assistance Needs (Source: Urban Institute)
• Housing Diversity Makes Communities More Resilient against Economic Downturns (Source: Urban Institute)

April 28, 2020

• Tackling poverty in a coronavirus-induced economic downturn: Is it too risky or the right thing to do? (Source: USA Today)
• ‘Coronavirus Preference’ For Newark Public Housing Wait List (Source: Patch)
• CoC/ESG/HOPWA Regulatory Waiver Guidance (Source: Built for Zero | Community Solutions)
• PIH Regulatory Waiver Guidance (Source: Built for Zero | Community Solutions)
• Large City Examples Leveraging SSVF from Detroit, D.C., and Phoenix (Source: Built for Zero | Community Solutions)
• Homeless and hungry college students will face greater challenges because of the coronavirus (Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)
• How Much Assistance Would It Take to Help Renters Affected by COVID-19? (Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies)
• CDC’s Prescription: Individual Housing for People Experiencing Homelessness During COVID-19 and Beyond (Source: The Chronicle)
• Audio: Call for NYC to Retool its Housing Strategy After COVID-19 (Source: City Limits)
• COVID-19 may have another victim: The supply of affordable housing units (Source: RE Journals)
• Why US cities haven’t just given every homeless person a hotel room during the pandemic (Source: City Metric)
• Landlords Concerned Eviction Law Puts Them in Financial Limbo (Source: NBC10)
• Missoula Hopes Motel Purchase Will Solve Short- and Long-Term Housing Problems (Source: Next City)
• Homeless students hit hard by shuttered schools (Source: Education Week)
• New York City Tenants Want the State to Cancel Their Rent. So They’re Going on Strike. (Source: Vice)

April 27, 2020

• Venice Beach Hotel Sheltering Homeless Individuals (Source: Santa Monica Mirror)
• Fannie And Freddie: Homeowners Will Not Owe Lump Sum Payments After Forbearance (Source: Forbes)
• Rent Strike Planned for May 1 as Pain of Coronavirus Deepens (Source: The Wall Street Journal)

April 26, 2020

• Building dense cities was California’s cure for the housing crisis. Then came coronavirus (Los Angeles Times)

April 25, 2020

• Fewer domestic violence calls during COVID-19 outbreak has California officials concerned (Source: ABC News)
• For one doctor, keeping the homeless healthy and safe during pandemic is priority No. 1 (Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Renters and landlords feel pressure with potential post-COVID-19 housing crisis (Source: Greeley Tribune)
• In Case You Missed it: FEMA Administrator Discusses Whole-of-America COVID-19 Response (Source: FEMA)

April 24, 2020

• Housing in Brief: The Case for Rental Assistance (Source: Next City)
• COVID-19 Homelessness Response Must Include Hygiene Resources (Source: Next City)
• Trusted research can guide equity-focused policies addressing COVID-19 (Source: The Hill)
• Homelessness & Public Space During COVID-19: Seven Takeaways (Source: Project for Public Spaces)
• Estimating COVID-19’s Near-Term Impact on Renters (Source: Terner Center for Housing Innovation)
• Urgent Need for More Housing Vouchers, Other Rental Assistance Amid Pandemic (Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
• As Coronavirus Magnifies America’s Housing Crisis, FDR’s New Deal Could Offer a Roadmap Forward (Source: Time)
• Our homelessness crisis is urgent, tragic — and completely solvable (Source: The Seattle Times)
• After pandemic, safe and sound affordable housing needs to be addressed (Source: The Washington Post)

April 23, 2020

• COVID-19 paused the housing market. What happens next? (Source: Curbed)
• Census Bureau Launches COVID-19 Data Hub (Source: U.S. Census)
• Homelessness and the Critical Needs of Those Most At-Risk (Source: National League of Cities)
• Wake County approves $10.2 million in affordable housing (Source: ABC11)

April 22, 2020

• Keep California Housed: A proposal for the stabilization of housing California’slower-income households in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Source: California Housing Consortium)
• USDA Increases Monthly SNAP Benefits by 40% (Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture)
• Homeless people forced to stay in makeshift shelters as coronavirus spreads (Source: USA Today)
• What Can State and Local Governments Do to Stabilize Renters during the Pandemic? (Source: The Urban Institute)
• Can Renovations Improve the Health and Well-Being of Public Housing Residents? (Source: The Urban Institute)
• We Can’t Wait Until Coronavirus Is Over to Address Racial Disparities (Source: CityLab)
• The Coronavirus Pandemic Makes a Case for Megaregions (Source: CityLab)
• California could house its entire homeless population in empty hotel rooms right now (Source: Curbed)
• Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Prevalence in Homeless Shelters — Four U.S. Cities, March 27–April 15, 2020 (Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
• Proposed bill would cancel rent and mortgages during COVID-19 pandemic (Source: 13WTHR)
• Providing Stability to Ohio’s Housing Market During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Source: Ohio Poverty Law Center)
• Homeless Families Face High Hurdles Home-Schooling Their Kids (Source: NPR)

April 21, 2020

• NC Medicaid Receives Approval for Temporary Plan Changes to Respond COVID-19 (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)
• What to Know About Housing and Rent During the COVID-19 Emergency (Source: Next City)
• Personal protective equipment and staff safety in isolation and quarantine settings (Source: Built for Zero | Community Solutions)
• New DSS Programs Benefit Families During COVID-19 (Source: Mecklenburg County)
• About Half of Lower-Income Americans Report Household Job or Wage Loss Due to COVID-19 (Source: Pew Research Center)
• Atlanta Tests More Than 2,000 People Who Are Homeless For COVID-19 (Source: WABE.org)
• Housing As A Prescription For Health, Now And In The Future (Source: Health Affairs)
• Health And Housing Consortia: Responding To COVID-19 Through Cross-Sector Learning And Collaboration (Source: Health Affairs)
• Homeless urge CHA to open vacant public housing units during coronavirus crisis (Source: Chicago Sun Times)
• A COVID-19 Mobile Testing Solution (Source: Perkins & Will)
• Charlotte hotel cuts water, power. Housing advocates call it an illegal eviction. (Source: The Charlotte Observer)

April 20, 2020

• NCDHHS to Provide Additional Food Benefits for More than 800,000 Children Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)
• Eviction Lab releases Housing Policy Scorecard (Source: The Eviction Lab)
• Five Strategies to Help Homeless Youth Transition to College During COVID-19 (Source: School House Connection)
• Strengthening School Nutrition in the Face of COVID-19 (Source: Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity)
• HUD Awards $1.5 Million in Funding to support COVID-19 related Fair Housing Activities (Source: HUD)
• A Cheaper Roof Over Your Head During the Pandemic? (Source: The New York Times)
• How Public Housing Authorities Are Supporting Vulnerable Residents during COVID-19 (Source: The Urban Institute)
• Preventing Post-COVID-19 Vacancy: 6 Interventions Local Governments Should be Thinking About Now (Source: Center for Community Progress)

April 18, 2020

• How COVID-19 Is Impacting People Experiencing Homelessness (Source: Global Citizen)

April 17, 2020

• CoC Program Expedited COVID-19 Grant Agreement Amendments (Source: HUD)
• Housing in Brief: New York’s Public Housing Vulnerable to COVID-19 Outbreaks (Source: Next City)
• NLIHC Releases Searchable Database and Map of Multifamily and Affordable Housing Properties Covered by Federal Eviction Moratoriums (Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition)
• Ilhan Omar Bill Would Cancel All Rent and Mortgage Payments for Duration of Covid-19 Crisis (Source: Common Dreams)
• https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/covid-19-grant-agreement- The Case for Rental Assistance: Why It is Necessary and How Cities Can Fund It (Source: National League of Cities)
• COVID-19 Pandemic Raises Eviction Concerns (Source: Affordable Housing Finance)
• No Easy Fixes as Covid-19 Hits Homeless Shelters (Source: CityLab)
• NCDHHS Shares Strategies for Counties to Support Behavioral Health and Intellectual and Developmental Services during COVID-19 Crisis (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)
• The scramble to feed the kids left hungry by the coronavirus crisis (Source: Vox)
• NYC asks affordable housing developers to house more homeless New Yorkers (Source: Curbed)
• Hundreds of NYC Doctors and Nurses are Begging the City to Act Fast to Keep Homeless Patients Safe (Source: Vice)

April 16, 2020

• Emergency Financial Aid Grants through the CARES Act (Source: School House Connection)
• Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund and Homeless Students (Source: School House Connection)
• Where Are They? Students Go Missing in Shift to Remote Classes (Source: Education Week)
• Unique challenges face those working with homeless COVID-19 patients (Source: B News)
• COVID-19 Proves San Francisco’s Housing Crisis Is A Health Emergency (Source: Talk Poverty)
• A Gloomy Prediction on How Much Poverty Could Rise (Source: The New York Times)
• Despite Federal Ban, Landlords Are Still Moving to Evict People During the Pandemic (Source: ProPublica)
• Where Low-Income Jobs Are Being Lost to COVID-19: Weekly updates on the places and industries most at risk (Source: Urban Institute)
• New York Developers Create Initiative to Feed Front-Line Workers, Aid Restaurants (Source: Affordable Housing Finance)

April 15, 2020

• One month into the coronavirus crisis, food and housing insecurity rise (Source: UNC Charlotte Urban Institute)
• Can Strategies for Flu Mitigation among Public Housing and Low-Income Residents Apply to COVID-19? (Source: Urban Institute)
• National nonprofit provides pandemic-specific recommendations for protecting the homeless community (Source: Street Sense Media)
• Housing Instability & Homelessness: CARES Act Suggestions for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Elected Officials (Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, National Alliance to End Homelessness, National League of Cities and Mayors & CEOs for Housing Investment)
• No Place Is Home: Being Homeless Amid the Coronavirus (Source: Indy Week)
• Homeless Workers Face the Pandemic (Source: Slate)
• How the Coronavirus Could Create a New Working Class (Source: The Atlantic)
• FHFA and CFPB Announce Borrower Protection Program (Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency)
• Renters Are Being Forced From Their Homes Despite Eviction Moratoriums Meant to Protect Them (Source: TIME)
• Governor Cooper Shares Path Forward for North Carolina (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)
• Affordable Housing Owners Work to Meet the Needs of Seniors During COVID-19 (Source: Affordable Housing Finance)

April 13, 2020

• Building a Plan: How the CARES Act Can Boost Prevention Efforts (Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness)
• NLIHC Releases Toolkit on FEMA Programs for Housing and Homelessness Service Providers (Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition)
• NMHC “Rent Payment Tracker” Finds Increase in Households Behind on Rent (Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition)
• HUD gives housing authorities, tribes more flexibility to focus on tenants (Source: CBS19News)
• US’s digital divide ‘is going to kill people’ as Covid-19 exposes inequalities (Source: The Guardian)
• CharMeck Responds Coalition is Uniting Volunteer Efforts Across Charlotte-Mecklenburg (Source: Mecklenburg County)
• April 12, 2020
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Purchase and Distribution of Food Eligible for Public Assistance (Source: FEMA)
• The Coronavirus Class Divide: Space and Privacy (Source: New York Times)

April 11, 2020

• New data shows more Americans are having trouble paying their rent (Source: CNN Business)
• For homeless in New Orleans, hotel living brings benefits and risks amid coronavirus outbreak (Source: The Washington Post)

April 10, 2020

• The Pandemic Will Cleave America in Two (Source: The Atlantic)
• Lives and livelihoods: Assessing the near-term impact of COVID-19 on US workers (Source: McKinsey Global Institute)
• Coronavirus wreaks havoc on New York City’s public housing (Source: Politico)
• Durham County Commissioners approve $1.6M deal to house homeless at Marriott-RTP (Source: CBS17)
• Nearly 1 in 5 Raleigh-area tenants missed their April rent payment (Source: ABC11)

April 9, 2020

• FEMA Announces Rent Suspension (Source: FEMA
• The coronavirus is exposing how vital stable housing is to healthcare (Source: Fast Company)
• How We Stopped Villainizing the Social Safety Net (Source: CityLab)
• COVID-19, Illegal Housing Discrimination, andProtections for People with Disabilities and Those Who Care for Them under the Fair Housing Act (Source: National Fair Housing Alliance)
• As Covid-19 Spreads, Different Communities See Different Challenges (Source: American Communities Project)
• Governor Cooper Signs Order to Tighten Social Distancing Measures, Strengthen Long-Term Care Rules and Streamline Unemployment Benefits Process (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

April 8, 2020

• FEMA Approves North Carolina Request to Stand Up Shelters That Follow Social Distance Guidelines (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)
• 31% Can’t Pay the Rent: ‘It’s Only Going to Get Worse (Source: New York Times)
• A massive wave of evictions is coming. Temporary bans won’t help. (Source: The Washington Post)
• Coronavirus could put 1.5 mln U.S. families on cusp of homelessness (Source: Thomas Reuters Foundation)
• ‘If thousands of people couldn’t pay rent April 1, we’ll have millions in May’ (Source: Curbed)
• Empty NYC hotels should be used to house the homeless: advocates (Source: Curbed)
• ‘Never Seen Anything Like It’: Cars Line Up for Miles at Food Banks (Source: New York Times)
• The coronavirus is exposing America’s housing crisis (Source: Vox)
• New Mental Health Supports for All North Carolinians, Including Health Care Workers and Their Families (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

April 7, 2020

• It’s Time to Reinforce the Housing Safety Net by Adopting Universal Vouchers for Low-Income Renters (Source: Urban Institute)
• The Intersection of Homelessness, Race, and the COVID-19 Crisis (Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness)
• Protecting the South’s homeless population from COVID-19 (Source: Facing South)
• The Need for Emergency Rental Assistance During the COVID-19 and Economic Crisis (Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition)
• Can the COVID-19 Crisis Unite the Housing Movement? (Source: Next City)
• Here’s where coronavirus will impact the housing market the most (Source: Curbed)
• The coronavirus is infecting and killing black Americans at an alarmingly high rate (Source: The Washington Post)
• New York lawmakers seek to prevent ‘tidal wave’ of evictions (Source: Curbed)
• Most Americans on food stamps must shop at stores, risking coronavirus exposure (Source: Politico)
• The homeless are vulnerable to coronavirus; here’s how they’re being screened in Wake (Source: The Charlotte Observer)
• CARES Act Eviction Moratorium (Source: Congressional Research Service)
• Should COVID change Charlotte’s affordable housing strategy? Some on council think so (Source: The Charlotte Observer)

April 6, 2020

• Protecting People from COVID-19 Requires State and Local Leadership (Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness)
• NAACP Releases Resource Guide on Equity Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic (Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition)

April 5, 2020

• Coronavirus pandemic a perfect storm for LGBTQ homeless youth (Source: NBC News)
• Efforts to house homeless during COVID-19 may lead to long-term housing options (Source: San Jose Spotlight)
• Police see rise in domestic violence calls amid coronavirus lockdown (NBC News)

April 4, 2020

• California launches initiative to place homeless in hotel rooms (Source: CBS News)

April 3, 2020

• Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate (Source: ProPublica)
• Who are the workers already impacted by the COVID-19 recession? (Source: The Brookings Institution)
• Location Data Says It All: Staying at Home During Coronavirus Is a Luxury (Source: The New York Times)
• COVID-19 Funding, Flexibilities, and Waivers (Source: United States Interagency Council on Homelessness)
• Chief Justice Beasley Issues Order Postponing Court Proceedings Until June 1, 2020 (Source: North Carolina Judicial Branch)

April 2, 2020

• City Leaders Rally Around a Fix: Cancel the Rent (Source: CityLab)
• Canceling rent during COVID-19: a Chicago resident, landlord and community organizers weigh in (Source: Free Spirit Media)
• Inside an Urgent Mission to Protect the Homeless From Coronavirus (Source: The Nation)
• Shelter providers say lack of protective gear puts workers and homeless in danger (Source: Politico)
• New Map Shows COVID-19 Is Hitting People of Color Hardest (Source: Rolling Stone)

April 1, 2020

• Most States Are Easing SNAP Participation Rules (Source: Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity)
• Millions of Americans didn’t pay rent on April 1. Now what? (Source: Curbed)
• The Latest: What the CARES Act Means for the COVID-19 Homelessness Response (Source: Community Solutions)
• “Shelter in place” is impossible if you can’t afford a home (Vox)
• California’s Streamlined SNAP App Pivots to Meet COVID-19 Demand (Next City)
• Release to What? Behavioral Health-based Strategies to Address COVID-19 (Source: Policy Research, Inc.)

March 31, 2020

• People need homes to fight coronavirus (Source: Curbed)
• As NC coronavirus cases top 1,500, Cooper prevents disconnection of household utilities (Source: The News & Observer)
• Increased Cost for Portland Homeless Shelters During COVID-19 Pandemic Estimated At $3.5 Million a Month (Source: Willamette Week)
• How are people supposed to pay April rent if they lost their job due to coronavirus? (Source: Fast Company)
• How COVID-19 is Affecting Affordable Housing (So Far) (Source: Affordable Housing Finance)
• Governor Cooper Signs Executive Order to Prohibit Utility Disconnections in the Wake of COVID-19 (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

March 30, 2020

• Looking Ahead: The Nation’s Child Welfare Systems after Coronavirus (Source: The Chronicle of Social Change)
• What you need to know if you’re a renter during the coronavirus pandemic (Source: Los Angeles Times)
• Detroit launches COVID-19 testing for individuals experiencing homelessness (Source: ClickonDetroit.com)
• How to Head Off a Coronavirus Housing Crisis (Source: CityLab)
• Families to Receive Enhanced Benefits to Ensure Food Access (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)
• Five things coronavirus could change in Charlotte (Source: UNC Charlotte Urban Institute)
• COVID-19 FAQs for Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) (Source: HUD)

March 29, 2020

• Governor Cooper Announces First COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits will be Paid This Week (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

March 28, 2020

• As Shelters Struggle To Stay Open, Housing The Homeless Becomes Increasingly Urgent (Source: The Huffington Post)

March 27, 2020

• What’s in the Coronavirus Bill for Homelessness? (Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness)
• Third Major Coronavirus Legislation Enacted: Includes New Funding to Support Homeless Children and Youth (Source: School House Connection)
• Governor Cooper Announces Texting Tool to Access Food for Children (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)
• Governor Cooper Announces Statewide Stay at Home Order Until April 29 (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

March 26, 2020

• What The $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Means For Housing (Source: Forbes)
• North Carolina Receives Federal Disaster Declaration for COVID-19 (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

March 25, 2020

• 2020 Census Efforts to Count the Homeless (Source: U.S. Census)
  
• President Trump approves disaster declaration for North Carolina amid coronavirus outbreak (Source: The Raleigh News & Observer)
• Seattle-area shelters struggle to get clients into coronavirus isolation and quarantine, as county motel opens slowly (Source: The Seattle Times)
• NC Medicaid Increases Support to Protect Those Most at Risk for Serious Illness from COVID-19 and to Maintain Access to Services (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)
• City’s street homeless being moved into hotel (Source: 4WWL)

March 24, 2020a

• What an Effective Eviction Moratorium Must Include (Source: Shelterforce)
• Freddie Mac Announces Nationwide COVID-19 Relief Plan Affecting More than 4 Million Multifamily Apartment Renters (Source: Freddie Mac)
• NCDHHS Announces Hotline for Critical Workers Seeking Child Care Options (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)
• Governor Cooper Requests Major Disaster Declaration for COVID-19 (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)
• Governor Cooper Directs Funding to Schools to Teach and Feed Students During COVID-19 (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

March 23, 2020

• Homelessness & COVID-19: Considerations and Action Steps (Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness)
• Governor’s Working Group Getting Food to Children Who are Out of School; Connecting Families to Child Care (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)
• Governor Cooper Extends School Closure Date To May; Orders Group Limit To 50 People (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

March 21, 2020

• Governor Cooper Orders Increased Access to Childcare, DMV Clarifications (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

March 20, 2020

• Governor Cooper Pushes for Key Federal Changes to Make Food, Healthcare More Accessible (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)
• NC Medicaid Increasing Eligible Technology and Provider Types for Telemedicine to Address COVID-19 (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

March 19, 2020

• Using Medicaid Waivers to Improve Access to Care for People Experiencing Homelessness During COVID-19 (Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness)

March 18, 2020

• NC Medicaid Requests Temporary Plan Changes to Respond COVID-19 (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)
• NC 2-1-1 to Provide Assistance for COVID-19 (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

March 17, 2020

• Beyond the Food Pantry: COVID-19 Response for Students Who Are Homeless or With Experience in Foster Care (Source: Juvenile Law Center)
• Governor Cooper Issues Executive Order to Close Sit-Down Service at Restaurants and Bars and Make State Unemployment Benefits More Widely Available (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

March 16, 2020

• Column: Trapped at home: Coronavirus could be disastrous for domestic violence victims (Source: Los Angeles Times)

March 14, 2020

• Domestic Abuse Could Spike as the Coronavirus Traps People Indoors (Source: Vice News)

March 13, 2020

• COVID-19: What State and Local Leaders Can Do for Homeless Populations (Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness)

March 12, 2020

• COVID-19 Mitigation Measures – March 12, 2020 (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

March 11, 2020

• Low-Income Communities Are Most at Risk from Coronavirus Outbreak (Source: Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity)
• NC Medicaid Updates Policies to Address COVID-19 (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

March 10, 2020

• COVID-19 Mitigation Guidance – March 10, 2020 (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)
• Governor Cooper Declares State Of Emergency To Respond To Coronavirus COVID-19 (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

February 26, 2020

• Governor’s Task Force Encourages North Carolinians to Increase Preparedness Measures for COVID-19 (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)

February 11, 2020

• Governor Cooper Directs Creation of Novel Coronavirus Task Force to Continue Protective Efforts (Source: North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services)