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The CDC’s eviction moratorium ends Saturday, July 31, 2021. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and other officials are urging reside in danger of eviction to apply for rental assistance today. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Mayor Jim Kenney urged Philadelphians to apply for the city’s rental assistance program as the last emergency COVID-19 federal tenant protection, the CDC eviction moratorium, is set to expire Saturday.
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Acting Secretary Meg Snead, Senior Vice President at the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation Greg Heller, and state senators Art Haywood and Nikil Saval joined Kenney to promote the city’s program.
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Home Isnât A Guarantee For Survivors Fleeing Domestic Abusers During COVID-19
Survivors of intimate partner and sexual violence experience housing insecurity at disproportionate rates and as a direct result of the violence theyâve endured. The pandemic has made it unimaginably worse.
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Angela estimated that she and her four children have moved 10 times since they fled her abusive husband in 2017. She doesnât always have the money to move, but when he finds out where they live, she has no choice. One time when he found Angela, he showed up with a handgun, threatened to kill her and the children, and forced her back to their old home.Â