SAAA May 2020 Special Edition Residence Magazine MAY_2020_DIGITAL_Magazine

IN THIS ISSUE Special Edition CONTENTS . . . 7 COVID-19 STATEMENT FROM SAAA Instructions and links to help during this pandemic 10 TAA TIPS FOR RE-OPENING Member Update 13 STAY HOME, STAY SAFE Orders from the office of the Mayor 13 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Information for residents to apply for help 14 BEXAR COUNTY RENTAL ASSISTANCE Information for residents to apply for help 16 GREATER SAN ANTONIO Q1 2020 REVIEW An update from ALN 19 RELIEF IN ACTION Information from the American Red Cross RELIEF IN ACTION SOUTHERN TORNADOES AND FLOODS APRIL 22, 2020 Relief Efforts in the Southeast Continue Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Severe weather battered the southeastern United States again last weekend, and the American Red Cross was there to deliver vital aid, while adapting our services to ensure the safety of impacted residents and disaster workers amid the coronavirus outbreak. For the second weekend in a row, destructive storms upended lives in the South as high winds and hail tore down trees, damaged roofs and flooded roads last weekend. Just a week earlier, on April 12, more than 100 tornadoes were reported across nine states. In recent weeks, storms have damaged or destroyed nearly 800 homes in Mississippi and Alabama alone and caused similar destruction elsewhere in the South. These storms are the latest in series of severe weather events that have wreaked havoc on the southern U.S. since February. At the Red Cross, the coronavirus outbreak hasn’t stopped us from serving the communities affected by these relentless disasters—but it has meant we’ve had to Charles, a Red Cross emergency management coordinator, hands masks to Kemesha at a hotel where the Red Cross is sheltering residents affected by a tornado in Monroe, Louisiana. Photo by Scott Dalton/American Red Cross serve and our volunteers, the Red Cross is largely conducting our damage assessments virtually. We’re using satellite technology, partnering with local governments and working with some volunteers on the ground to record damage and provide crucial aid to as 21 NEW MEMBERS Welcome all the new members to SAAA www.saaaonline.org | MAY 2020 SPECIAL EDITION 3

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