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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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 |