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From: John Stovall <johns@wliha.org>
Date: Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 4:15 PM
Subject: 6-3 COVID-19 Housing & Homelessness Call Follow-Up
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From: John Stovall <johns@wliha.org>
Date: Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 4:15 PM
Subject: 6-3 COVID-19 Housing & Homelessness Call Follow-Up
To:
Hello!
Once again, many thanks to those of you who joined yesterday's COVID-19 Housing and Homelessness call. Here
is a link to the recording. See attached for notes.
If you would like to follow up with
any of the speakers on the call, please see below for their contact info:
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
Misha Werschkul/Washington State Budget & Policy Center: mishaw@budgetandpolicy.org
ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE 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! In case you didn't hear, this is HUGE!
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 me (John Stovall) at johns@wliha.org
Resources from Yesterday's Call
As always, several resources were highlighted in the chat that are worth uplifting:
- 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 (shared by Misha)
- Poll from the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign on housing stability during COVID-19
Take care, and talk to you next week!
John Stovall
He/Him/His
Member Organizer
Washington Low Income Housing Alliance
(706)247-3949
