SPEAKERS:

•       Tedd Kelleher, Dept. of Commerce 
•       Dylan Godsey, Serenity House
•       Sarah Hinman, Skagit County Public Health 
•       Jeff Tietjen, Community Action Center, Whitman County 
•       Brittani Manzo, National Innovation Service: 
•       Denise Rodriguez, Washington Homeownership Resource Center
•       Michele Thomas, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance
•       Rachael Myers, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance

State Advocacy! 

• Tell Gov. Inslee to extend the eviction moratorium through March, 2021! The moratorium is set to expire on Oct. 15th, and the Governor Inslee is expected to make a decision on whether he will extend the moratorium within the next week or so. We need to push hard to ensure that people cannot be evicted during COVID-19, and that there are no harmful loopholes allowed in the moratorium, or else we will see massive numbers of evictions and an increase in homelessness. Please lend your voice and email Gov. Inslee today by using the action link here! TAKE ACTION 

Federal Advocacy!

• We heard from Brittani at NIS about the recent Executive Orders from the Trump administration banning the use of federal funds on equity trainings. NIS is calling on organizations to sign on to this letter to condemn the executive orders. If you are authorized to sign your org on, please do so!
• Continue contacting your Members of Congress and urge them to pass a relief package as soon as possible that includes funding for rental assistance, homelessness programs, and more! Send an email here: bit.ly/WLIHArentreliefnow

Resources from the 9-30 Call

• Read the latest report by the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) showing the estimated number of households at risk of eviction in Washington. 
• For those of you who would like to dive deeper into the Census Data that the Housing Alliance has been referencing on households behind on rent and confidence in being able to pay rent, you can take a look at the data closer here.
• You can find all of Commerce’s information on the Eviction Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) here. 
• Here is a link to the 1619 project podcasts. 

If you are struggling with your mortgage and would benefit from foreclosure counseling, call the Washington Homeownership Resource Center hotline at 1-877-894-6443(HOME).