CALL NOTES
Around the State
General Assembly – Contact state senators about the need for emergency mortgage, rental & utility assistance
Hurricane Isaias Resources/Info:
NC VOAD will be hosting the following calls to coordinate response efforts to Hurricane Isaias.
- General Coordination Call
- Wednesday, August 5th at 11:00 a.m.
- (800) 320 – 4330 / #992589
- Spiritual and Emotional Care Call
- Wednesday, August 5th at 1:00 p.m.
- (800) 320 – 4330 / #731855
- Work Teams Coordination Call
- Thursday, August 6th at 9:00 a.m.
- (800) 320 – 4330 / #731855
Association of Mexicans in North Carolina (AMEXCAN) Emergency Line: (252)367-8779
DONATION Requests:
RHA Health Services is seeking flashlights for their clients. Contact: Audrey Hart audrey@newhanoverdisastercoalition.org.
Jil Christensen at Day One Disaster Relief is seeking donations of water and cleaning supplies in the Triangle for our neighbors to the east. She can accept pallets. Text her at (919) 360-3864 if you have offers
WFAE – More Visible Camps Make Homelessness Hard to Ignore
National
Relief package update:
- HEROES or HEALS Act?
- Contact NC’s Congressional delegation to urge support for housing relief
President considering executive orders around a short-term extension of the eviction moratorium
House Passes FY 2021 Spending Bills, Including HUD Funding
HUD – Memorandum on Duplication of Benefits with CARES Act Resources
Justice Department announces settlement to resolve disability-based housing discrimination lawsuit
REPORTS/RESOURCES
UC Berkeley, Terner Center for Housing Innovation – Estimating COVID-19’s Near-Term Impact on Renters | Terner Center
Washington Post – 2020 is the Summer of Booming Home Sales – And Evictions
Princeton University’s Eviction Lab in Housing Policy Debate – Inaccuracies in Eviction Records: Implications for Renters and Researchers
NCHC Interview with Yolanda Winstead, new CEO/President of DHIC
NCHC is Hiring! Organizing Director Opening
