It is crucial for local leaders to work with their communities of color and low-income communities to ensure they are accessing necessary resources to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19 and are following critical local and state actions intended to slow down the spread.

Seniors, People with Disabilities and Underlying Medical Conditions are at increased risk for complications related to COVID-19 and higher mortality rates as a result.

Local leaders believe housing instability and the homelessness crisis in our communities is solvable, and although COVID-19 adds additional challenges, targeted efforts can be provided to create equitable support to people experiencing homelessness.

As states and local governments declare shelter-in-place orders and shut down non-essential businesses, cities have begun to alter practices in order to support social or physical distancing and related measures in response to COVID-19. In many cases, these alterations continue efforts underway to retool local public safety efforts.

To ensure the safety and health of all residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, accurate and timely information needs to be made available and readily accessible in multiple languages.

Schools and businesses being forced to close due to the spread of COVID-19 poses great challenges for cities, towns and villages. Much of the workforce and education system going strictly online is a serious disadvantage for Americans without a stable or reliable connection to the internet. Without vigorous local involvement, American communities and neighborhoods are at risk of an increase in the digital divide.