Dear John,
In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog reports on the upcoming National Voter Registration Day and its importance, especially in this era of COVID-19. And we examine the national eviction crisis that is upon us -- millions of Americans could be evicted in the next month alone. Finally, we unveil this week's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, a by-the-numbers glance at how the pandemic is affecting low-income and other vulnerable people. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
National Voter Registration Day: Coming soon and needed more than ever
Aug. 28
We want to spread the word about National Voter Registration Day, which this year falls on Tuesday, Sept. 22 – less than four weeks from today. This “holiday” was first recognized in 2012 as a single day of coordinated media and field events to help eligible people get registered or update their registration, ahead of state deadlines. This year, organizers hope to register one million people all on one day. A look at today's voter registration landscape in the age of COVID-19 reveals why this is so critically important. READ MORE
The national eviction crisis has arrived
Aug. 24
Karin Smith, a 52-year-old resident of Jupiter, Florida, is not someone you would think would be at risk of eviction. Until March, she was earning $96,000 a year as a consultant with the U.S. Department of Education. Then, on March 14, she lost her job and told her landlord that she would have trouble making the monthly $1,650 rent payment. The landlord initially agreed to a payment schedule, she said, but then on April 2 told Karin she would be evicted if she was even a day late. READ MORE »
CHN's latest COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship
Aug. 27
More Disaster. Devastation from the record-breaking Hurricane Laura is now being inflicted on Louisiana and Texas. The parish including Lake Charles, Louisiana, now blasted by the storm, has had 3,573 COVID cases per 100,000. Jefferson County, which includes Beaumont, TX, has had 2,611 cases per 100,000. Both are dramatically higher than the 1,755 cases per 100,000 for the total U.S. The Trump Administration, instead of negotiating new COVID relief, unilaterally took $44 billion from FEMA disaster funds to pay $300/week in jobless benefits. Sadly, those funds will be needed, for hurricanes and devastating fires. The failure of the Senate and the Trump Administration to do the needed work on pandemic relief adds man-made, preventable disaster to the natural kind. READ MORE »
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