HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) invites homeless assistance providers and their partners to participate in a webinar on Thursday, July 9, 2020 from 3:00 - 4:30 PM EDT to discuss SNAPS COVID-19 equity products. 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.
SNAPS, in conjunction with their TA partners, released Rehousing Activation and Racial Equity Part 1: Equity as the Foundation in June 2020. The goal of this document is to orient communities with beginning their rehousing strategies and system reform with equity in mind.
SNAPS will continue to release guidance and invites you to this webinar to walk through the Foundation as Equity concepts defined in Equity as the Foundation and in the additional documents:
Participants do not need to register in advance. It is strongly recommended that you join this webinar 15 minutes prior to the start time (2:45 PM EDT). To join the webinar, simply access the login page at the link below.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this webinar or encounter difficulties joining, please contact Thomas_Bednar@abtassoc.com.
Visit the SNAPS Disease Risks and Homelessness page for a full list of COVID-19 infectious disease prevention and response resources.
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