Housing and Evictions
At the beginning of the COVID outbreak VOICE conducted a listening campaign throughout our region to better understand how the pandemic was affecting our community. VOICE had conversations with over 2,000 people, mainly parents in Title 1 schools, tenants living in affordable housing buildings, and members within VOICE’s own member institutions.
The number one issue that emerged was the fear of eviction. Since that time, VOICE has sprung into action and achieved the following victories.