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Tampa Housing Authority Virus Update
At the center of The Tampa Housing Authority’s purpose is our commitment to help our families and communi- ties. We hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy.
During this global health crisis, we encourage everyone to observe the “Stay at Home” order that the State of Florida and Hillsborough County have issued, especially for those age 65 and older.
To contain the spread, it is important to leave home only if it is essential and to follow all of the precautions recom- mended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which in- clude frequent hand washing, especially after coughing or sneezing, and maintaining a social distance of six feet from others. There are two other things we would like to bring to your attention.
First, is that initial studies are showing that a dispropor- tionate number of African Americans are being infected and dying from coronavirus. The reasons are complex. How- ever, it may be, in part, due to the high rate of health issues in the minority population, such as diabetes, heart disease, and lung disease.
This weakens a person’s immune system and makes it more difficult to fight the virus. This is a stark and strong reminder that the families we serve should take every pre- caution possible to avoid contracting coronavirus.
And secondly, we know that many of our families are struggling financially at this time. If you are a resident of public housing or receive Section 8 assistance and have had a reduction of employment or work hours, please let your housing counselor know immediately, complete the change form, and we can have your rent payments readjusted.
While our offices are currently closed to the public, we are still working remotely and fulltime – nearly 75% of us, in fact. We are focused on serving you with voucher is- suance, re-certifications, maintenance work orders and lease ups, and our hours remain Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Staff members may be reached via email. For contact in- formation or to download forms, please visit our website at www.thafl.com. To contact our Assisted Housing team, logon at http://www.thafl. com/Departments/Assisted- Housing/ contact.aspx.
Our highest priority is and continues to be those that we serve and that our team is healthy and safe while doing so. ### “CULTIVATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHILE EM- POWERING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES.”
JEROME D. RYANS, President/CEO CoronaVirus Update Tampa FL.
Jameis Winston Put His 'Ego Aside' To Get 'Harvard Education' In QB Play
Jameis Winston once played with a Harvard- educated quarterback in Ryan Fitzpatrick. He now expects to get a Harvard-football education from Sean Payton and Drew Brees in New Or- leans.
That was a reason the quarterback decided to sign with the Saints.
“Being a part of the New Orleans Saints, being a part with Drew Brees, Taysom Hill, Sean Payton, coach Joe Lombardi, coach Pete Carmichael. When you think about that room, that’s like a Harvard education in quarterback school,” Winston said on Instagram Live on Tues- day. “I wanted to put my ego aside, put the money [aside], think about my family, think about my ca- reer. [There] was no better position than to be in the same room with someone that I’ve really looked up to, someone that I’ve admired since I’ve been playing this game in Drew Brees.”
The Saints announced the one-year deal with Winston on Tuesday. It’s not like he had a starting opportunity elsewhere, so New Orleans makes sense.
Winston will have a chance to hit free agency again next March or resign with the Saints after Brees retire.
“I’ve done some great things with the Bucs,” Winston said. “I’m going to miss being a starting quarterback. But you never know what happens. I think this is just a great and a unique step to join Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints and learn from him, learn from one of the best to ever do it and make a great transition in my career.
“There’s a proverb: Humility comes before honor, so I have to humble myself. This is a once- in-a-lifetime opportunity to be with Drew Brees and to be with the New Orleans Saints and just pre- pare, just prepare for when my next opportunity is going to present itself.”
JAMEIS WINSTON
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