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The coronavirus
pandemic has taken something from everyone — whether it was a
job, physical or mental health, the ability to see loved ones,
or even life itself, we have all lost something. With the
emergence of the delta variant and an only 50% vaccination
rate in the United States, that sense of loss isn't going
anywhere anytime soon. And now, at the quickly approaching end
of July, 2021, a "tidal wave" of loss is threatening over 3
million people in the U.S. when the federal eviction
moratorium ends and mass evictions — and homelessness —
begin.
There are already over 550,000
people in the nation living "in a state of homelessness."
Housing is a human right, and the lack thereof is a huge
health risk — the average life expectancy of an
unhoused individual is just 50 years old, compared to the
nationwide average of 78 years. It is overwhelmingly
acknowledged in medical communities that homelessness leads to
worse health outcomes. Especially during a pandemic that has already
taken over 600,000 lives, an eviction could be a death
sentence.
Without housing, people are
pulled into an unmanageable cycle — it is impossibly hard
to apply for new housing, a job, credit, or even vote without
a permanent address. And yet, there are enough homes for
everyone. In 2019, our federal government determined that
there were nearly "17 million potential homes" that
were unoccupied. Sign the petition and demand that before the
federal eviction moratorium ends on July 31, 2021, Congress
passes legislation to provide immediate funding to house all
current and future homeless folks!
Thank you,
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Lauren
The Care2 Petitions Team
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P.S. There are
already over 550,000 homeless folks in the U.S. and the
federal eviction moratorium is threatening to unhouse millions
more. Sign the petition. |
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