CALL NOTES
Around the State
House Bill 1200 (Foreclosure Prevention / Rental & Utility Assistance)
Please continue to reach out to NC General Assembly members.
In particular, please contact the following state Senators:
- Senator Harry Brown
- Senator Danny Britt
- Senator Joyce Krawiec
- Senator Jim Perry
- Senator Phil Berger
- Senator Kathy Harrington
- Senator Brent Jackson
Media Coverage of COVID-19 Housing Instability & Evictions:
WHQR – “Eviction Moratoriums Have Ended – The Housing Crisis Hasn’t”
Raleigh News & Observer – Homeless left with “no options” after being ordered to leave private property
QC Nerve – As Evictions Resume in Mecklenburg County, the Housing Crisis Grows
Expedited Funding for Non-Congregate Shelters During COVID-19
National
Continue urging Congress about the need for housing resources
Especially contact Sen. Burr and Sen. Tillis
“Our Homes, Our Votes”
Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joseph Biden on housing: https://www.ourhomes-ourvotes.org/biden
Presumptive Vice Presidential Nominee Senator Kamala Harris on housing: https://www.ourhomes-ourvotes.org/harris
HUD to Resume Physical Inspections
HUD CDBG-CV Waiver Guidance: Notice FR-6218-N-01
Reports/Resources/Events
The Hill & Enterprise Community Partners
DNC Event Tuesday 8/18 @ 1pm: https://dncaffordablehousing.splashthat.com/
RNC Event Tuesday 8/25 @ 1pm: https://rnccaffordablehousing.splashthat.com/
UCLA Luskin Institute for Inequality & Democracy & UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge – Systemic Racial Inequality and the COVID-19 Renter Crisis | Challenge Inequality
Health Affairs – Gentrification And The Health Of Legacy Residents
NCHC Interview Series: One-on-One Interview with Josie Williams, Executive Director of the Greensboro Housing Coalition; Wednesday August 26 @ 1pm. Register here
Guest:
Laura Hogshead
Chief Operating Officer
NC Office of Recovery & Resiliency (NCORR)
