This guidance supplements COVID-19 – STEPS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION BY
HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS, issued by the Vermont COVID-19 Homeless
Response Team and the State of Vermont, Office of Economic Opportunity,
Department for Children and Families on March 19, 2020
March 19, 2020: HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDER GUIDANCE
DURING A NOVEL CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK
Guidance is largely based on Interim Guidance for Homeless Service Providers to Plan
and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
There is a high likelihood that people with COVID-19 with mild or no symptoms will
enter the shelter system.
The goals for this technical guidance is to provide information to partners to:
1) Reduce risk for those who are at high risk for complications from COVID-19
(older Vermonters and those with underlying medical conditions)
2) Slow the spread to be able to maintain care and response capacity
