Region II Regional Performance and Innovation Consortia
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Region II RPIC newsletter – August 2020
New York * New Jersey * Puerto Rico * U.S Virgin Islands
See newsletter for details on each item
New Jersey and Homelessness in the Pandemic
New Jersey rolled out a new program in July to try to prevent homelessness. The program, COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP), will provide temporary rental assistance to low- and moderate-income households that have had a substantial reduction in income or became unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This program is being rolled out from the Department of Community Affairs and applicants may be eligible for a maximum of up to six months of emergency rental assistance…
The second program in New Jersey is the CV-Rapid-Rehousing Initiative (CV-RRHI). This initiative will provide up to 12 months of temporary rental assistance and stabilization services to assist homeless unsheltered and sheltered individuals and families…New Jersey currently has a moratorium on evictions of homeowners amid foreclosure proceedings, or evictions of rental tenants for two months after the Governor declares the emergency over
Other items
- Community Action Agencies Shine Light During Dark Times
NYSCAA web page on efforts of NY CAAs during the pandemic - COVID-19 Resources for Region II: State and Federal Resources and Tech Resources
"All children have equal opportunities to succeed" – FALSE
Many people make the argument that even if a child is born into poverty, that child has the same opportunities in school as more wealthy children, and thus have at least some equal opportunity to succeed later in life. Unfortunately, the research demonstrates that the reality of the situation is quite the opposite.
22% of children who have lived in poverty do not graduate from high school, compared to 6% of children who have never lived in poverty, and shockingly 32% of children who spent more than half of their childhood in poverty do not graduate – see newsletter for full article.
Read more about common U.S. poverty myths
- 2020 Census Response Rate Map
- Take the 2020 Census Now!
- Community Action Counts! – Census 2020 webpage, Community Action Partnership
Featured items:
- National Partner Resources on COVID-19
- Taking Action Against Structural Racism, Community Action Partnership
Includes statement about murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other members of the Black community – short list of initial steps for taking action against structural racism – bibliography of resources for Community Action to understand, communicate, strategize and take action to eliminate structural racism - 2020 Virtual Annual Convention (August 24-28) – Preliminary agenda, Community Action Partnership
- eCourse Available for Community Action Fiscal Staff, Community Action Partnership
- Building Readiness: Reopening Our Doors Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), CAPLAW
Featured items:
- Pandemic EBT provides extra food benefits to families with school-age children who would normally receive free or reduced price meals if schools were open…
- 2020 Kids Count Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
- No more status quo: A community-led action plan for addressing structural inequity during COVID-19 recovery, Brookings
- 100 Million Healthier Lives Change Library on Community Commons
