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4. Shanatea is blessed with reserves of strength that I can’t even fathom. She had a full-time job and drives Lyft. She was also kind enough to welcome us into her home the moment it was disintegrating. You can see Will’s moving photos here:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/20/us/eviction-notice-family.html …
5. In US cities, we have watched as big public housing units have largely been dismantled. Some argued they were a failed policy experiment. No room here to (re)litigate this. But it happened. And here we are. Today, according to the Eviction Lab….
6. “most poor renting families spend at least 1/2 of their income on housing costs, with 1 in 4 of those families spending over 70% of their income just on rent and utilities. Incomes for Americans of modest means have flatlined while housing costs have soared.” Moreover…
7. …”Only one in four families who qualifies for affordable housing programs gets any kind of help.”
8. Millions of people like Shanatea are one small slip-up away from being on the street, or improvising some kind of temporary, painful, unacceptable housing fix. If this concerns you, ask your elected officials…
9. …what their plans are for bolstering protections for renters & about their vision for affordable housing in your community. Check out the Eviction Lab website for data on your city: https://evictionlab.org/ … & …
10. … check out Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond’s lauded book on the topic: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/247816/evicted-by-matthew-desmond/9780553447453/ … … & …
11. …check out my colleague @emilymbadger at @UpshotNYT, & her piece about a new, bipartisan Senate bill that would create an emergency aid grant program for tenants at risk of eviction: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/upshot/eviction-prevention-solutions-government.html … ... & ...
12. … for your commute or jog, also check out this audio series from @WNYC : https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/stories/americas-eviction-crisis/ … …. And, of course…
13. … please muster a prayer &/or good wishes for Shantea and her family as they confront Christmastime strapped and splintered. Shanatea let Will shoot his pictures in the hope that they would prompt thoughtful people to put this policy matter front and center. Finally….
14. ...a shout of thanks to you, Shan, for opening your doors and letting us be in the way during such a difficult time. While Will was shooting, I spent hours playing with three of her grandkids, Tink, Moochie, & Nana. Moochie and I…
15. …became particularly good friends, and I know she would like it if I showed you her killer headstand:pic.twitter.com/6ibyWrQMYW
16. …which she performed for me in the room that is no longer hers. (END)
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