• Vaccine Information
• CDC Updates and Guidance
• Assessments and Testing
• Local Updates and Guidance
• Resources for Agencies
• Additional Federal/National Resources 

• COVID-19 Vaccine Facts Handout Community Alliance for the Homeless (CAFTH) and Memphis/Shelby County Homeless Consortium has created an educational handout about the facts of the COVID-19 vaccine to share with the community and partners. (updated 1/15/21)
• Why Get Vaccinated (updated 1/25/21)
• Vaccines Are Just One Piece of Controlling the Virus (updated 1/25/21)
• Frontline Workers: Three Reasons Why You Were Given Top Priority to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 (updated 1/25/21)

 CDC Updates and Guidance

• CDC Coronavirus (COVID-19) Homepage
• CDC Resources to Support People Experiencing Homelessness
  
• Checklist for Homeless Service Providers During Community Re-opening (5/27/20)
• CDC Interim Guidance for Homeless Service Providers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (updated 4/21/20)
• CDC Interim Guidance among People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness (3/22/20)
• Frequently Asked Questions (4/3/20)
• COVID-19 Posters and Fact Sheets (CDC) to distribute/display within agency
• Facemasks and Face Coverings:
• Consolidated CDC Guidance on Facemasks and Face Coverings (4/6/20)
• Homeless System Response: When to Use Personal Protective Equipment (5/27/20)
• CDC Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings
• CDC Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks
  
• CDC Interim Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations (updated 4/1/20) 

Assessments and Testing

• Screening for COVID-19: CDC Coronavirus Self-Checker (3/23/20)
  
• Full list of Testing Sites in Shelby County from City of Memphis (3/27/20)
• Tiger Lane Screening: Text "covid" to 901-203-5526
  
  Regional Assessment/Testing Options:
• Tennessee Department of Health
• Mississippi Department of Health
• DeSoto County, Mississippi 
• Arkansas Department of Health

Local Updates and Guidance 

• Shelby County Health Department COVID-19 Homepage
  
• Current guidance from Health Department for community providers (as of 3/16/20): 

  Follow CDC Interim Guidance for Homeless Service Providers
  "For answers to specific questions, call the Shelby County Health Department COVID-19 Call Center at 833-943-1658 (available to take calls 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday-Sunday. After hours leave a message and we will return your call the next business day.) Tennessee COVID-19 Public Information Number 877-857-2945 Available 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. CST Daily"

• City of Memphis COVID-19 Updates
• Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 Homepage
• Notes from update calls with CAFTH and City of Memphis HCD (updated 5/5/2020)

Resources for Agencies

Developing your agency's response:

• Availability of Waivers of CPD Grant Program and Consolidated Plan Requirements to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 and Mitigate Economic Impacts Caused by COVID-19 for CoC, ESG, and HOPWA (HUD Exchange- 4/1/20)
• Additional Waivers for CoC, ESG, and HOPWA Programs (5/27/20)
• Additional Waivers for CPD Grant Programs (10/2/20)

Local Resources:

• Quick Tips for Homeless Service Providers (3/16/20)
• Guiding Questions for Providers (3/16/20)
  
• Client Triage Screening Tool (3/23/20)
• Consolidated CDC Guidance on Facemasks and Face Coverings (4/6/20)
• Sample PPE/Facemask policy from Shelby County CVRCC (4/6/20)

Mental Health Resources:

• PsychHub COVID-19 Mental Health Resource Hub (4/24/20)
  
• Managing the Emotional Ups and Downs of COVID-19 for the Frontline
• Information and Resources for Mental Health Providers

• CSH: COVID-19 Resources (4/6/20)
• Guidance for Supportive Housing Providers (covers home visits, case management, staff training and capacity, and considerations for congregate programs)
• Visitor Policy Guidance for Supportive Housing
• Guidance for Working with Families in Supportive Housing
• Resident & Client Tracking Spreadsheet
• Resident Self-Advocacy Form
• Enhancing Social Connectedness in Times of Physical Distance
• NAEH: Supporting People Remotely in Housing Programs During COVID-19 (recorded webinar- 4/9/20)
• Sample Policies (4/6/20)
• Recommendations for Telephonic Support to Clients in Housing Services During the Confinement During the COVID-19 Pandemia (Pathways Vermont)
• Who Needs a Home Visit During the COVID-19 State of Emergency? (Pathways to Housing PA)
• TN Department of Health: Guidance for Group Care Settings (3/19/20)
  
• Harm Reduction Resources:
• Safer Drug Use During the COVID-19 Outbreak (Harm Reduction Coalition- 3/27/20)
• Addressing Needs of People Who Use Alcohol, Tobacco, or Other Drugs Requiring Isolation or Quarantine Related to COVID-19 (San Francisco example- 3/27/20)

Shelter Resources:

• How to screen clients upon entry to shelter opportunity centers (HUD- 3/23/20)
• Interim COVID-19 Guidance for Homeless Shelters (New York)
• Shelter Management During an Infectious Disease Outbreak (HUD- 3/23/20)
• Sample Agency Mitigation and Response Strategy (Connecticut)
• TN Department of Health Guidance for Group Care Settings (3/19/20)

Funding your agency's response:

• Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Mid-South COVID-19 Regional Response Fund (3/18/20)
• Using CoC Program Funds for Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response (HUD)
• Eligible ESG Costs for Infectious Disease Preparedness (HUD)

Additional Federal/National Resources