Memo to Members

Recording of Tenant Talk Live Call for Residents on COVID-19 Now Available, Next Call on April 27

Apr 13, 2020

NLIHC launched Tenant Talk Live in 2019 as a regular call/webinar for and by resident leaders from across the country. Tenant Talk Live provides opportunities for residents to connect with NLIHC and one another, to share best practices, and to learn how to be more involved in influencing federal housing policies and to lead in their community. The April 6 Tenant Talk Live, attended by over 60 resident leaders, focused on COVID-19. A recording of the call is at: https://bit.ly/2xeXiBi

Because information about the coronavirus pandemic is changing so rapidly, we plan to hold another Tenant Talk Live on Monday, April 27, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. ET (5 pm CT, 4 pm MT, 3 pm PT). We hope you and others in your community will join us as we continue to respond to your questions and hear your stories about how the pandemic has impacted you and your community.

To ensure you and your community have the COVID-19 information and advocacy resources you need, be sure to:

  1. Register for the April 27 Tenant Talk Live call/webinar at: https://bit.ly/3e4MlTA
  2. Send us your questions and share your stories about how people are being impacted by the coronavirus in your community at: https://bit.ly/2JMMWvn
  3. Invite others in your community to join the next Tenant Talk Live call/webinar.

The following are some key resources discussed on the April 6 call:

  • Link to NLIHC’s page on coronavirus information.
  • Link to register for the national “COVID-19, Housing and Homelessness” calls held weekly.
  • The NLIHC policy team urged advocates to contact key members of Congress to ensure the next coronavirus response legislation has robust investments and key provisions to protect low-income renters and people experiencing homelessness:
    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
    • Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
    • Senate Banking Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-ID)
    • Senate Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME)
    • Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
    • Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Rob Portman (R-OH), Mitt Romney (R-UT)
    • Representatives Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Katherine Clark (D-MA)
    • Senate Banking Committee members
    • NLIHC’s Legislative Action Center has information about how to contact your member of Congress and other ways to get involved.
  • Link to the National Housing Law Project’s coronavirus information page.

Please let us know if you would like to share what’s happening in your community and what you’re seeing, hearing, or doing in response to the pandemic. For more information contact Kyle Arbuckle ([email protected]) or Renee Willis ([email protected])

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