Dear John, Across the US, communities of color are facing a “triple pandemic” due to the combined effects of systemic racism, COVID-19 and the ensuing economic downturn. As a result of historic and present day discrimination in access to housing, resources and opportunity, hou…

Dear John, A few weeks ago, we featured a blog post highlighting the two Northern Virginia ZIP codes with the highest number of eviction filings and judgments (rulings in favor of the landlord) during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Please note: Because the data used in our dashboard a…

Dear John, On August 26, the Supreme Court rejected the most recent eviction moratorium issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The ruling stated that the CDC exceeded its authority in issuing the moratorium, and that any future federal moratorium on …

Dear John, In June, NVAHA released a new resource – the Northern Virginia Eviction Prevention & Rental Assistance Dashboard. This resource uses data from the RVA Eviction Lab at Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Developmen…

Dear John, When Virginia’s state of emergency expired on Wednesday, June 30, several pandemic-related eviction prevention measures expired along with it. Other temporary tenant protections, including the federal CDC Eviction Moratorium remain in place. Use the chart below to na…

Dear John, We recently announced the launch of the Northern Virginia Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Dashboard. The purpose of this resource is: To help local government staff and human service providers conduct more targeted outreach regarding pandemic-related prote…

Dear John, Last week, we announced the launch of the Northern Virginia Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Dashboard. The purpose of this resource is: To help local government staff and human service providers conduct more targeted outreach regarding pandemic-related pro…

Dear John, It is not too late to register for Loudoun Housing Stories – a virtual event  to provide those who have been directly affected by high housing costs with an opportunity to share their stories in order to raise awareness of Loudoun’s affordable housing crisis.   NVAHA…

Dear John, With both the state of emergency in Virginia and the CDC Eviction Moratorium set to expire at the end of June, the task of reaching households at-risk of displacement and connecting them to rental assistance and support services takes on renewed urgency. To support t…

Dear John, To move the needle on affordable housing in our region, we need to build a shared understanding of how high housing costs impact individuals and families in all aspects of life – from employment to education to health care access and mental health. To that end, NVAHA i…

Dear John, Access to care is not the sole determinant of health. In fact, research suggests other variables, including health behaviors and social and economic factors, play a larger role in determining health outcomes. In Northern Virginia, this is evidenced by differences in l…

Dear John In May 2020, NVAHA began tracking the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operations, staff and clients of affordable housing, homeless and other human service providers in the Northern Virginia region. Over the next six months, as we administered a series of three…

John, Are you overwhelmed by the slew of recent changes to the eviction process in Virginia? Having trouble keeping track of what's been done at the federal, state and local level to promote housing stability in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and where gaps in housing pol…