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== Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition ==
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"The [https://NLIHC.org NLIHC]-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition is pushing for a broad array of resources and protections, including emergency rental assistance and eviction prevention assistance, a national moratorium on evictions and foreclosures, and emergency funds for homelessness service providers, housing authorities, and housing providers, among other recommendations. For more information, download our recommendations on the federal response to the coronavirus below. You can also visit our dedicated webpage outlining our [https://nlihc.org/responding-coronavirus requests ]to Congress. [https://nlihc.org/responding-coronavirus Click here for NLIHC Recommendations]."
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*March 16: Presentation slides (PDF): [https://tinyurl.com/sg52jz6 https://tinyurl.com/sg52jz6], Recording: [https://youtu.be/Un9g4VU9VPM https://youtu.be/Un9g4VU9VPM]
*March 23: Register at: [https://bit.ly/2IUubp5 https://bit.ly/2IUubp5].
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NLCHP. "COVID-19 Statement & Recommendations." March 2020. <br/> [http://nlchp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-Statement.pdf http://nlchp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-Statement.pdf]
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''"People without housing are especially vulnerable to poor health and communicable diseases, including COVID-19 - the coronavirus pandemic threatening the lives and health of people worldwide. Worse yet, unhoused people have limited options for safe, sanitary shelter, making an effective response to the deadly virus extremely difficult. To effectively address this public health crisis, we must implement the human rights to housing and healthcare. ''
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''8) Federal, state, and local surplus governmental property available for safe camping, parking and access to supplies and services." ''
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== Emergency, Transitional, and Refugee shelter ==
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An '''emergency shelter''' is a place for people to live temporarily when they cannot live in their previous residence, similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeless_shelter homeless shelters]. The main difference is that an emergency shelter typically specializes in people fleeing a specific type of situation, such as natural or man-made [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disasters disasters], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_violence domestic violence], or victims of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abuse sexual abuse]. A more minor difference is that people staying in emergency shelters are more likely to stay all day, except for work, school, or errands, while homeless shelters usually expect people to stay elsewhere during the day, returning only to sleep or eat. Emergency shelters sometimes facilitate [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Support_group support groups], and/or provide meals.▼
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▲''"An '''emergency shelter''' is a place for people to live temporarily when they cannot live in their previous residence, similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeless_shelter homeless shelters]. The main difference is that an emergency shelter typically specializes in people fleeing a specific type of situation, such as natural or man-made [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disasters disasters], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_violence domestic violence], or victims of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abuse sexual abuse]. A more minor difference is that people staying in emergency shelters are more likely to stay all day, except for work, school, or errands, while homeless shelters usually expect people to stay elsewhere during the day, returning only to sleep or eat. Emergency shelters sometimes facilitate [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Support_group support groups], and/or provide meals.''
'''''Post-disaster emergency shelter''' is often provided by organizations or governmental emergency management departments, in response to natural disasters, such as a flood or earthquake. They tend to use [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent tents] or other temporary structures, or buildings normally used for another purpose, such as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_(building) church] or school. These settlements may be inhabited for the entire duration of the reconstruction process and should be thought of more as settlements than shelter, and need to be planned with respect to water / sanitation, livelihoods.''
''See also: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitional_shelter Transitional shelter] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee_shelter Refugee shelter]. "''
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-Wikipedia, "Emergency shelter" accessed 21 March, 2020.
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