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100			_aBenavides, Abraham David and Nukpezah, Julius A. _927999
245			_aHow local governments are caring for the homeless during the Covid-19 pandemic
260			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
300			_a50(6-7), Aug-Oct, 2020: p.650-657
520			_aThis article discusses the plight of the homeless during public health emergencies and the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It reviews the role of public administrators that grounds their efforts by examining their foundational purpose to serve the most vulnerable in our society. Using subsidiarity principle as the context, it discusses homelessness in America and the role of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development and their Continuum of Care program. It also highlights the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during public health emergencies and their interim guidelines for local governments in providing for the homeless during emergencies. Finally, through a case study on the city of Dallas, Texas, the article examines how local governments have responded to address the needs of the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic. It concludes that it is imperative that public administrators at all levels of government explore areas of shared competence, cooperation, and allocate responsibility where it would yield the most efficient result. – Reproduced
650			_aHomelessness, Public health emergency, Pandemic, COVID-19, Local government, Subsidiarity principle _925789
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
906			_aCOVID 19 PANDEMIC
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