Memorial Day weekend was unlike any in recent history. Parades and cookouts were cancelled or replaced with reverse 911 calls from mayors, online gatherings and perhaps short visits with social distancing. This wasn't the case everywhere, however, with local government leaders pressed about superspreader events across the country. Add this to tasks triggered or turned upside down by a new normal. Below we offer resources and federal funding updates to help you navigate the bedlum.
Restaurants are at a cross roads, fighting to survive while they are urged to stay open by an eager public. As your community takes steps to ease back stay-at-home orders, how are your local restaurants reopening? Please let us know in the reader poll open through May 31st.
Join our free webinar on Thursday, May 28 at 2 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT with AWS and Callyo to learn how agencies can use video calls to respond to non-emergency calls during a pandemic.
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Preventing suicide: Don't let your beliefs trap you 'Feeling trapped' can increase the odds of a person having suicidal thoughts, and many mental health experts are concerned that the pandemic will only make this worse
ICMA offers 7 best practices to reopen communities While each state’s reopening schedule and requirements may vary, there are best practices for local governments to follow when reopening after COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions lift