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** Just News
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for May 1, 2020

News and views from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. Find more at ncrc.org. For continuous updates, follow us on Twitter ([link removed][UNIQID]) and Facebook ([link removed][UNIQID]) .
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** Views
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Universities: Don’t Leave Your Students Behind
In the wake of the current public health crisis, universities have a responsibility to ensure that every student is housing-secure after losing access to on-campus housing. [Read more] ([link removed][UNIQID])

How Will CRA Resources Be Targeted To Fight COVID-19?
If the agencies do not clarify who can benefit, bank activities under CRA may not end up focused on low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities, including communities of color devastated by COVID-19. [Read more] ([link removed][UNIQID])


** Field Notes
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Our Interconnected Health: Part 1
COVID-19 spotlights connections between health and other sectors. [Read more] ([link removed][UNIQID])

Celebrating Older Americans Month During COVID-19
Each May, we gather together as a country to celebrate the accomplishments, community, volunteerism and contributions of older adults, but this year feels different. [Read more] ([link removed][UNIQID])


** Research
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CFPB, FHFA Establish New Borrower Protection Program To Respond To COVID-19 Pandemic
This month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the new Borrower Protection Program that streamlines consumer protection oversight of mortgage servicers through new data and information sharing between the program sponsors as they respond to the coronavirus pandemic. [Read more] ([link removed][UNIQID])


** Resource
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NCRC COVID-19 Resource Page
We've compiled and are updating an index of COVID-19 resources for communities, small businesses, individuals and organizations that serve them, such as housing counseling agencies. [Read more] ([link removed][UNIQID])


** Webinars
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Mental Health Series - Part I: Managing Stress and Anxiety During COVID-19
May 5
This webinar will focus on gaining a greater understanding of how COVID-19 is creating stress and anxiety in the workforce. [Register now] ([link removed][UNIQID])

Mental Health Series - Part II: Understanding the Impact of Client's History of Trauma and How COVID-19 is Impacting Them Now
May 12
This webinar will focus on reviewing presenting behaviors and emotional reactivity of clients' who have experienced a trauma. [Register now] ([link removed][UNIQID])

Mental Health Series - Part III:How to Respond to Client Mental Health Challenges During COVID-19
May 20
This webinar will focus on gaining a greater understanding of what mental health disorders are and what effect they have on overall well-being. [Register now] ([link removed][UNIQID])


** In the News
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Black business owners hope to get more funding through Paycheck Protection Program
“We expect the additional PPP funding will run out of money just as quickly as the first round — if not sooner — and it’s only going to reach very small and minority-owned businesses if the Small Business Administration makes that a priority,” Jesse Van Tol, CEO of National Community Reinvestment Coalition said in a statement. [The Philadelphia Tribune] ([link removed][UNIQID])

Authenticity and “Post-Chocolate” Cool in a Rapidly Gentrifying Washington, D.C.
A 2019 study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) found that D.C. had the largest percentage of gentrifying neighborhoods of any city in the U.S., a shift that displaced more than 20,000 Black residents between 2000 and 2013. [NextCity] ([link removed][UNIQID])


** On Our Radar
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A National Movement to Cancel The May Rent Takes Shape
A campaign dubbed Our Homes, Our Health is pressuring lawmakers to suspend rent and mortgage payments nationwide during the coronavirus crisis.
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Amazon, Whole Foods, Instacart Workers Organize a Historic Mass Strike
On May 1st, frontline workers at some of the biggest corporations in the country will lead a mass strike action, asking customers to boycott Amazon, Instacart, Whole Foods and Target. [Vice] ([link removed][UNIQID])

Bank's Pledge COVID Housing Relief in Chicago
Some lenders and landlords signed a nonbinding declaration. Critics say such moves aren't enough. [Chicago Business] ([link removed][UNIQID])

COVID-19 is turning the Midwest’s long legacy of segregation deadly
The COVID-19 pandemic is unmasking a lot of ugly economic and social truths across the Midwest. [Brookings] ([link removed][UNIQID])


#AfterThis: A Virtual Hug
Here's something new and different from NCRC to encourage hope, creativity and a Just Economy: afterth.is ([link removed][UNIQID]) .

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