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Take Action: Eviction Crisis Advocacy

Our advocacy on the eviction crisis continues. We’re calling on Governor Abbott to release the billions in unspent CARES Act funding to support the rental assistance needs of Texas renters and landlords.  We’re also calling on our elected officials in DC to pass the HEREOS Act so that we can stabilize our economy and protect the housing of Texans struggling with the financial impacts of the pandemic.

After Thursday’s press conference with Texas Housers and Interfaith, investigative reporter Kevin Clark with KXAN reported on the eviction crisis and the experience of Family Eldercare’s client, Liz, a veteran, mom, and HR professional who lost her job due to the pandemic.  We’re expecting another story from KUT early next week; and, Spectrum will be doing a follow up to their story on Family Eldercare’s client, Timothy, a veteran who is trying to keep his home while unemployed due to the financial impacts of COVID-19.

Please share these stories and take action to help us address the eviction crisis today:

  1. Share these stories on your social media
    • Tell Governor Abbott Texans want our CARES Act dollars spent in Texas, not sent back to DC: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/advocates-call-on-gov-abbott-for-bigger-rent-relief-package/
    • Tell Governor Abbott our Texas Veterans need rental assistance to keep their homes: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2020/10/15/unemployed-veteran-struggling-to-avoid-eviction-even-with-help
    • Tell Governor Abbott Texans need rental assistance without barriers: https://www.kut.org/covid-19/2020-12-07/austin-created-a-program-to-pay-struggling-tenants-rent-some-say-it-added-to-stress
  2. Email Governor Abbott and tell him to release the unspent Covid relief dollars immediately for rental assistance
  3. Email Senators Cruz and Cornyn and tell them to pass the House version of the HEROES Act to stabilize the Texas economy, the housing of Texans and prevent a massive wave of homelessness when the moratoriums on evictions expire December 31st

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Jaime’s Journey Towards Independence

Jaime is a Rapid Rehousing client at Family Eldercare. He is an immigrant who has been a permanent resident since his early thirties and has spent decades paying Social Security taxes out of his wages. Without a doubt, Jaime qualifies for Social Security benefits. However, he has one barrier preventing him from accessing those benefits — a permanent residency card needs to be presented at the time of application and Jaime’s permanent residency card was recently discarded by his old roommates.

Thank You Volunteers!

Volunteers are especially important to all of us at Family Eldercare, in fact, for some of our programs it’s essential. To wrap up Volunteer Week, we have highlighted 4 of our Lifetime Connections Without Walls volunteers to share some of their favorite parts of volunteering with us. 

Thank You Social Workers!

Social Work Month in March is a time to celebrate social workers and their dedication to service. We asked Family Eldercare social workers to share their stories of why they chose to pursue the profession and received a diverse array of responses.

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