HUD's Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) has been hosting weekly Office Hours to discuss COVID-19 planning and response on Fridays from 2:30 - 4:00 PM EDT. Office Hours typically feature a live question and answer session with presenters from federal agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Healthcare for the Homeless Council (HCH), and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
In addition to the weekly Office Hours, SNAPS has hosted ad-hoc webinars on special topics related to COVID-19 planning and response.
View all SNAPS COVID-19 Resources on the Disease Risks and Homelessness page.
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March 26, 2021 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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March 25, 2021 |
Webinar: State and Territory Recipients: ESG-CV Q2 Reporting Office Hours |
Discussion focused on submitting ESG-CV Q2 reports for state and territory recipients. |
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March 24, 2021 |
Webinar: City and County Recipients: ESG-CV Q2 Reporting Office Hours |
Discussion focused on submitting ESG-CV Q2 reports for city and county recipients. |
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March 19, 2021 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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March 12, 2021 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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March 5, 2021 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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February 26, 2021 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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February 19, 2021 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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February 12, 2021 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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February 5, 2021 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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January 29, 2021 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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January 22, 2021 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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January 15, 2021 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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January 8, 2021 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. This Office Hours featured the following topics:
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December 18, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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December 16, 2020 |
Webinar: City and County Recipients: ESG-CV Q1 Reporting Office Hours |
Discussion regarding submitting the Q1 report as well as how to make any updates to the previous reporting period. |
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December 11, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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December 10, 2020 |
Webinar: State and Territory Recipients: ESG-CV Q1 Reporting Office Hours |
Discussion regarding submitting the Q1 report as well as how to make any updates to the previous reporting period. |
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December 8, 2020 |
Webinar: ESG-CV Notice Information Session for Puerto Rico |
Discussion regarding guidance on the waivers and alternative requirements established in the ESG-CV Notice relevant to Puerto Rico. |
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December 4, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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November 20, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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November 13, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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November 6, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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October 30, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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October 29, 2020 |
Webinar: Addressing Unsheltered Homelessness |
Discussion on the urgent and critical task of addressing unsheltered homelessness in communities. |
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October 27, 2020 |
Webinar: IDIS Setup and Draws for ESG-CV |
An overview on how to set up activities, fund subrecipients, create vouchers, as well as review ESG financial reports for ESG-CV funds in IDIS. |
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October 23, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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October 20, 2020 |
Webinar: Best Practices for Serving Populations with High Acuity Needs |
Discussion of acuity level definitions and how to provide services for people with different levels of acuity in Rapid Rehousing. |
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October 16, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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October 9, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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October 6, 2020 |
Webinar: ESG-CV Notice Review for Metro Cities, Urban Counties, and Territories |
Discussion targeted to metro cities, urban counties, and territories receiving ESG-CV funds, offered insight into frequently asked questions about Notice CPD-20-08: Waivers and Alternative Requirements for the ESG Program Under the CARES Act. |
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October 2, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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September 25, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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September 18, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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September 11, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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September 10, 2020 |
Office Hours for ESG State Recipients: COVID-19 |
Latest updates for ESG State recipients about their supplemental allocation of ESG funds, as authorized by the CARES Act. |
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September 4, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. This Office Hours featured the following topics:
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September 3, 2020 |
Webinar: ESG-CV Notice |
Discussion with experts from HUD regarding the new ESG-CV Notice CPD-20-08. |
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August 28, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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August 26 - October 1, 2020 |
Webinar Series: ESG-CV Reporting Requirements Training Series for State/Territory ESG Recipients |
Discussion for state/territory ESG recipients that details the ESG-CV reporting requirements and provides a live demonstration of the reporting process in Sage. |
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August 25 - September 29, 2020 |
Webinar Series: ESG-CV Reporting Requirements Training Series for City/County ESG Recipients |
Discussion for city/county ESG recipients that details the ESG-CV reporting requirements and provides a live demonstration of the reporting process in Sage. |
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August 21, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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August 18, 2020 |
Webinar: Housing Survivors of Sexual Assault Webinar Series |
Discussion regarding resources available to support homeless survivors of sexual assault and will highlight trauma-informed practices that homeless providers should implement to ensure the safety and agency for homeless survivors of sexual assault. |
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August 14, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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August 7, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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July 24, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. This Office Hours featured the following topics:
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July 23, 2020 |
Webinar: COVID-19 Homeless System Response: Enhancing Safety in the Homeless Response System |
Discussion of the recent guidance for homeless providers published in response to COVID-19. Participants heard from local communities implementing these tools to enhance safety practices in their homeless response systems and practitioners from the following cities offered their experiences and insights: Washington, DC; Fort Worth, Texas; and Chicago, Illinois. |
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July 17, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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July 10, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers Office Hours |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, and HCH. |
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July 9, 2020 |
Webinar: COVID-19 Homeless System Response: Discussion of Equity Products |
Discussion of how communities across the country are reimagining their homeless system response. As we meet the challenges set forth by the COVID-19 pandemic and by the overrepresentation of Black, Indigenous and other people of color in the homeless system, it is important that any reimagining starts with a foundation of racial equity. |
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June 26, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
This office hours was 60 minutes and focused on rehousing in the midst of jail/prison decompression with presentations by:
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June 19, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, HCH, and HRSA. |
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June 12, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, HCH, and HRSA. |
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June 11, 2020 |
Webinar: Let's Talk: Rehousing Strategy, Service Delivery and System Reform |
Shawn Jones, Eric Sheptock, and Chase Evans shared their perspectives on rehousing strategy, service delivery, and system reform, along with Aishwarya Raja from Mask Transit who shared how her program provides masks and education to vulnerable communities. |
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June 10, 2020 |
Webinar: Targeting Homeless Prevention in the Midst of COVID-19 |
Discussion of how to most effectively and efficiently target homeless prevention resources during COVID-19, especially important as ESG recipients consider the best uses of their CARES Act funding. |
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June 5, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, HCH, and HRSA. |
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June 4, 2020 |
Webinar: Rehousing Strategy in the Midst of COVID-19 |
Discussion of how to pivot from a disaster response to a coordinated rehousing strategy during COVID-19. |
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May 29, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, HCH, and HRSA. |
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May 22, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, HCH, and HRSA. |
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May 15, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, HCH, and HRSA. |
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May 14, 2020 |
Webinar for Entitlement Grantees: How to Make a CARES Act Grant Amendment Submission to HUD |
An overview of HUD’s IDIS Instructions for Submitting a Substantial Amendment for CDBG-CV, ESG-CV, and HOPWA-CV Grants. |
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May 14, 2020 |
Webinar for Homeless Assistance Providers: Engaging Persons with Lived Experience of Homelessness in Your COVID-19 Response |
Best practices and strategies for engaging persons with lived experience of homelessness in your COVID-19 planning and response. |
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May 8, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, HCH, and HRSA. |
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May 4, 2020 |
Office Hours for ESG State Recipients: COVID-19 |
Latest updates for ESG State recipients about their supplemental allocation of ESG funds, as authorized by the CARES Act. |
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May 1, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, HCH, and HRSA. |
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April 27, 2020 |
Office Hours for ESG Recipients: COVID-19 |
Latest updates for ESG recipients about their supplemental allocation of ESG funds, as authorized by the CARES Act. |
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April 24, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, HCH, and HRSA. |
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April 17, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, HCH, and HRSA. |
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April 14, 2020 |
Office Hours for Homeless Assistance Providers: COVID-19 Mega-Waiver and CARES Act |
Updates on the Mega-Waiver and CARES Act. |
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April 10, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, HCH, and HRSA. |
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April 3, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, HCH, and HRSA. |
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March 27, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, HCH, and HRSA. |
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March 25, 2020 |
Webinar for VA Homeless Assistance Providers: COVID-19 Planning |
Overview on COVID-19 guidance for VA grantees providing homeless services and practical applications, community perspectives, and discussion. |
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March 24, 2020 |
Webinar for HOPWA Grantees and Project Sponsors: COVID-19 Information |
Updates from the Office of HIV/AIDS Housing (OHH) for HOPWA grantees and project sponsors related to COVID-19. |
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March 20, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, HCH, and HRSA. |
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March 13, 2020 |
Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers |
General live question and answer with presenters from the CDC, HUD, VA, HCH, and HRSA. |
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March 10, 2020 |
Webinar for Homeless Assistance Providers and Partners: Infectious Disease Preparedness |
A facilitated panel by Norm Suchar, SNAPS Director, providing information and resources to support local response efforts with updates from CDC, HCH, King County Department of Community and Human Services, and SNAPS. |