The emergence of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) calls for enhanced cooperation between public health authorities, homeless service systems, and other partners at the local level. To support these partnerships and the vulnerable households served, HUD and its partners are issuing guidance from subject matter experts on best practices and lessons learned.

This digest contains recently published resources from HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) and its national, state, and local partners.

New HUD SNAPS Resources

• Special Population Rehousing Strategy: People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness
   
• Housing Surges: Special Considerations for Targeting People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness
   
• ESG-CV Supplemental Reporting Instructions
   
• Spanish versions of the following resources are now available:
   
  • Rehousing Activation and Racial Equity
     
    • Rehousing Activation and Racial Equity Part 1: Equity as the Foundation (Spanish Version)
       
  • Homelessness Prevention Resources
     
    • Homeless Prevention: Effective and Efficient Prevention Programs (Spanish Version)
       
  • Winter Planning Resources
     
    • Alternative Approaches to Winter Sheltering During COVID-19 (Spanish Version)
       
    • Winter Response Activation and Communications Planning Guide and Template (Spanish Version)
       
  • Landlord Engagement
     
    • COVID-19 Homeless System Response: Landlord Engagement Strategies in the Time of COVID-19 (Spanish Version)
       
    • Tools for Landlords Tenants Impacted by COVID-19 (Spanish Version)
       
    • COVID-19 Landlord Engagement: Reset your Community’s Critical Partnerships During COVID Response (Spanish Version)
       
• Join Friday’s Office Hours for New Guidance on Vaccine Distribution Planning – January 8, 2021 – 2:30 PM EST

New National Partner Resources

National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC)

• December 2020 Issue Brief: Vaccines for Patients and Staff

Additional Resources

Visit the SNAPS Disease Risks and Homelessness page for a full list of COVID-19 infectious disease prevention and response resources.

View the full COVID-19 SNAPS resource digest for a comprehensive list of websites and resources released since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.