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In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog reports on the nation's impending eviction crisis and what happens when the CDC moratorium on evictions ends July 31. And we unveil the latest COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, a by-the-numbers glance at how the pandemic is affecting people with low incomes and other vulnerable populations. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
Millions of evictions are coming. And rental assistance can't arrive soon enough.
July 9
With a federal moratorium set to expire in a matter of weeks, the Biden Administration, state and local officials, and housing advocates are scrambling to avoid what could soon be the biggest eviction crisis in U.S. history. Although the order provided a certain amount of protection for a time, the moratorium did nothing to help renters whose accumulated debt has grown larger and larger during the pandemic. Estimates vary as to how many American households are behind on their rent, but most experts put the number somewhere between 8 million and 13 million. Many of the estimated 30 million people living in these households will be at risk of eviction in a few short weeks. READ MORE »
CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship
July 9
The door-to-door-vaccination-drive edition. As of Thursday, 605,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. The CDC estimates that the more dangerous Delta variant now makes up a majority of new cases in the U.S. 67.1 percent of adults have at least one vaccine dose; 58.3 percent are fully vaccinated. The U.S. has been averaging fewer than 15,000 new cases a day for nearly a month. In recent days, however, the average number of new cases has started to trend slightly upward, driven largely by localized outbreaks in places with low vaccination rates, including parts of Missouri, Arkansas, and Nevada. READ MORE »
Listen up! In case you missed it, Voices for Human Needs recently released our latest podcast episode, "A Critical Moment to Reduce Child Poverty." In this podcast you'll hear from national policy advocates about what is at stake for children and families, the importance of making the Child Tax Credit expansion permanent, and actions you can take to join the fight to reduce child poverty across the country. Head to our Anchor site to see all the podcast distribution platforms we are on: Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, or Spotify. Or simply search for “Voices for Human Needs” wherever you get your podcast.
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