Strengthening the voices of low-income communities and rooting out the inequities that keep people in poverty.
Jul 31, 2021 • 12 tweets • 7 min read
GOOD NEWS: The Governor’s introduced budget for Special Session starting Monday would reinstate some state eviction protections, including preventing many evictions for nonpayment of rent if landlords do not seek rent relief or give proper notice of the program. SOME DETAILS 1/:
This language—similar to the expired 2021 policy—would protect tenants who are 1) facing eviction for nonpayment of rent AND 2) have either qualified for unemployment OR lost income/incurred costs or other financial hardship during or due to (directly or indirectly) the pandemic.
Mar 19, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
There is nothing like a crisis to expose the cavernous gaps in our systems of support. A few examples among many:
Evicting people from public housing for unpaid rent when other affordable housing options are scarce has always increased homelessness and educational instability. COVID-19 just lays bare the naked cruelty of it.
