Rep. Hank Johnson To Host Town Hall On COVID-19 Relief Resources

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson and a team of experts will provide info on COVID-19 relief resources Thursday in a virtual town hall, including housing and renters' rights, the COVID-19 vaccine, unemployment and stimulus checks.

Johnson, who represents most of DeKalb County in the U.S. House of Representatives, organized the meeting to discuss unemployment, stimulus checks and small business loans; evictions, foreclosures and renters' rights; as well as the COVID-19 vaccine, coronavirus health issues and other topics in the telephone town hall, which will also be available to watch online.

Here's who will be joining Johnson for the town hall:

• Terri Denison: Georgia district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
• Ruby Riesinger: area director and a business consultant for the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center in DeKalb and Rockdale counties
• Linda Berkman: IRS congressional liaison
• Attorney Karen Brown: Atlanta Legal Aid
• Nancy Flake Johnson: Urban League of Atlanta
• Dr. Zanthia Wiley: Emory’s Division of Infectious Diseases and Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship

The town hall will take place at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 11, and those interested in participating can register online to join the phone call. To watch without participating, visit Johnson's Facebook page or website.