“We are working with the government to see what role we can play,” said Andrew Ingraham, president of the National Association of Black Hotel Owners based in Fort Lauderdale. Ingraham said his association has 15 hotels in South Florida that could make ideal shelters and provide work for struggling employees, and he has asked the state and the federal government to consider them. In Miami-Dade, he said, some members have offered to partner with local governments to turn guest rooms into shelters for the homeless to isolate themselves.