Thanks to our local partners at HUD, the Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (DHS&EM) has agreed to host a meeting on Monday, at 1:30 PM to share information on how providers across the state can access FEMA COVID-19 Disaster Programs (emergency response funding). The meeting agenda will be as follows:

• General Comments
  • Colleen Bickford, HUD
  • Jasmine Boyle, ACEH Executive Director
  • Brian Wilson, AKCH2 Executive Director
• COVID-19 FEMA Disaster Programs Presentation
  • Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (DHS&EM)
• Q&A and Discussion 

In preparation for this meeting you may want to review the following resources:

• The Alaska Emergency Management, Disaster Assistance website, which provides a nice overview of the disaster declaration process, and the Public Assistance Program eligible entities and “projects”: https://ready.alaska.gov/Recovery/PublicAssistance/
  • The area of discussion on Monday will be Category B, Emergency Protective Measures.  
• State of Alaska - Health Mandate 14: Non-Congregate Sheltering Order: https://covid19.alaska.gov/health-mandates/
• FAQ on FEMA’s Non-Congregate Sheltering Program which was approved for the COVID-19 disaster: https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2020/03/31/coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-non-congregate-sheltering

 
Dial-In Information:
COVID-19 Disaster Programs: Emergency Response Funding Meeting
Mon, May 4, 2020 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM (AKDT)
 
Please join our meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone at: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/337551101
 
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• United States: +1 (312) 757-3121
• One-touch: tel:+13127573121,,337551101#
• Access Code: 337-551-101

 
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Space will be limited to 150 people. In the event that we reach maximum capacity, the meeting will be recorded and shared. 

If you have questions about the upcoming meeting or would like to be added to the invite list please contact the ACEH Community Liaison, Melissa Hernandez at [email protected].

Anchored Home, Anchorage’s Strategic Plan to Solve Homelessness: 2018-2021, is a three-year tactical road map which draws on new tools and strategies while building on the community’s existing work and planning. Key pillars of Anchored Home include investing in Prevention & Diversion, strengthening the Anchorage Housing & Support System, ensuring Public Health &  Safety, and bolstering Advocacy & Funding. The goal is to ensure homelessness in Anchorage is a rare, brief and one-time event. To read more about Anchored Home, please visit our website at: https://anchoragehomeless.org/anchored-home/.

On May 21, 2020 at 6 PM we will host the Anchored Home Community Update and discuss Anchorage’s response to COIVD-19. The update will be jointly led by Jasmine Boyle, Executive Director of the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness (leading Housing & Support System efforts), Nancy Burke, Housing and Homelessness Coordinator from the Municipality of Anchorage (leading Public Health & Safety efforts),  Michele Brown of United Way (leading Prevention & Diversion efforts) and Dr. Richard Mandsager, a three-year Senior Fellow Executive-on-Loan by the Rasmuson Foundation (leading Advocacy & Funding efforts). Each pillar lead will share the work happening to move Anchored Home forward in Anchorage during the COIVD-19 worldwide pandemic.

This meeting will be streamed on Facebook Live; you don’t need a Facebook account to access the video meeting. To watch the live stream, navigate to the following link: https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageHomeless/live/. Do you have questions for the Anchored Home team? What would like to know during the update? In order to best facilitate participation at our virtual meeting we kindly ask that you submit your questions in advance to  [email protected] by Friday, May 15, 2020. We hope to cover many of these questions in our presentation and in future communications from ACEH.

We look forward to you joining us at 6PM on Thursday May 21, 2020 for the Anchored Home Response to COVID-19 Community Update.

With Gratitude,

Melissa Hernandez
Community Liaison
Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness