14 million American households brace for impact as eviction protections expire
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. / CNN John Ayers talked with pride as he listed the things he used to be able to afford as an insurance agent, pre-pandemic: $2,000 monthly rent, hundreds of dollars in prescriptions for his severe arthritis and diabetes, and even a regular Uber driver, known as Fast Ice, that would take him to the grocery store in a black Mercedes-Benz van.
COVID-19 has upended Ayers’ life.
“Fortunately, I haven’t gotten the virus, but I’ve fallen victim to it,” he said.
His eyes filled with tears as he described losing his job early last summer, exhausting his savings paying for rent, medications and utility bills, and getting slapped with an eviction notice.
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For 10 years in southern India, John Jesubakthan worked for an organization that rescued victims, including children, from slavery, something that still affects around 18 million people in that country.
A year and a half ago, he married Rachel, a U.S. citizen and the couple moved to Orlando.
“One of my passions has been to do something with food and I love cooking south Indian food,” Jesubakthan said. “I always wanted to connect my food business with anti-human trafficking and in the long run I want my business to support kids rescued from slavery…particularly with education.”
Setting up a business is always a challenge, and Jesubakthan is trying to get John’s South Indian Kitchen up and running in a pandemic.
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