Keystone Research Center Releases Annual Report on Working Families, COVID-19 Crisis

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From Keystone Research Center/Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (https://krc-pbpc.org/): Keystone Research Annual State of Working PA Highlights Critical Need for Continued Federal and State Action on the Economy HARRISBURG — Today the Keystone Research Center released its annual State of … Continued

Cori Bush, Progressive Lawmakers and Activists Hailed for New CDC Eviction Moratorium

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/03/cori-bush-progressive-lawmakers-and-activists-hailed-new-cdc-eviction-moratorium “I think the message here today is clear,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “It’s that everyday people can make a change. We can always demand better.” BRETT WILKINS August 3, 2021 Pressure from progressive lawmakers and grassroots activists to … Continued

Eviction Moratorium Ends July 31; Urge Congress to Extend to Keep Renters Safely Housed During COVID Surge

From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): Yesterday, President Biden announced that he would not be extending the CDC Eviction Moratorium set to expire tomorrow, July 31st. We now need our members of Congress to act and protect the most vulnerable … Continued

The CDC Eviction Moratorium Ends—July 31, 2021; Issue Brief on Preventing Evictions

From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): Pennsylvania and its communities have been actively implementing eviction prevention and diversion strategies to keep families in their homes and make landlords whole. When the CDC eviction moratorium ends on July 31,  we expect … Continued

Resources to Support Promotion of Emergency Rental Assistance Program

From the PA Department of Human Services (https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx): The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 allocated more than $800 million to Pennsylvania to establish the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), which can provide direct assistance for unpaid and upcoming rent and … Continued

CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium for 30 Days, President Biden Activates Whole of Government to Prevent Evictions

The Biden administration announced today that it will extend the federal eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through July 31, and it will implement a whole-of-government approach to prevent a historic wave of evictions this summer, … Continued

Tell PA General Assembly: Fix Emergency Rental Assistance Program & Get Aid to Those Who Need It

From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): (NOTE: You do not need to be Lutheran to use this tool.) The evictions moratorium is set to expire at the end of June, even as one-third of Pennsylvania renters have been reported … Continued