After President Trump's Nationwide Emergency Declaration for the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on March 13, 2020, FEMA recognized that non-congregate sheltering may be necessary during this Public Health Emergency to protect public health and save lives.
On March 30, 2020, Ohio Department of Health Director, Dr. Acton, issued an order for non-congregate sheltering to be utilized throughout Ohio. The materials provided below may be helpful to local governments and homeless service providers in pursuing non-congregate sheltering activities.
Homeless System Resources
- Guidelines for Establishing Hotels and Motels as Isolation, Quarantine, Respite or Emergency Shelters (102 KB Adobe PDF File)
- Public Health Departments and Corresponding Shelters (42 KB Excel File)
- COVID-19 Eligible Emergency Protective Measures Factsheet (147 KB Adobe PDF File)
- COVID-19 Non-Congregate Shelter FAQ (148 KB Adobe PDF File)
- Director's Order for Non-Congregate Sheltering (411 KB Adobe PDF File)
- FEMA Non-Congregate Sheltering Approval Letter to OEMA (986 KB Adobe PDF File)
Tools & Templates
- Quarantine Shelter Packing List (16 KB Word File)
- Hotel Room Tracking Sheet (18 KB Excel File)
- Example Hotel Room Group Rental Agreement (909 KB Adobe PDF File)
- Example Hotel Housekeeping Agreement for Non-Congregate Sheltering (106 KB Adobe PDF File)
- Example Agreement Transportation for Non-Congregate Sheltering (145 KB Adobe PDF File)
- Example County Commissioners MOA Non-Congregate Sheltering (2 MB Adobe PDF File)
Emergency Housing Assistance Press Releases
- Housing Agency Provides Additional $4.75 Million for Emergency Homelessness Services
- Ohio Housing Finance Agency to Provide $5 Million for Rental Assistance and Emergency Homelessness Services
