Regina interviews Noëlle Porter (Director of Government Affairs, National Housing Law Project) and attorney and artist, Rasheedah Phillips (Managing Attorney for Housing Policy at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia). In this episode, we talk about the past and present of the eviction crisis, current policies to prevent evictions and allow for adequate legal representation, and the policy changes needed to address evictions and poverty amidst a pandemic.

Resources-

National Housing Law Project Website:https://www.nhlp.org/

National Housing Law Project Policy Resources: https://www.nhlp.org/advocacy-and-litigation/advocacy/

Community Legal Services of Philadelphia Website:https://clsphila.org/

Rasheedah's Art Exhibit: https://apexart.org/yu.php?utm_source=sendinblue&utm_campaign=ImaginingPR&utm_medium=email

Aspen Institute Research on Housing and Evictions:https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/the-covid-19-eviction-crisis-an-estimated-30-40-million-people-in-america-are-at-risk/

Action Alert on COVID19 Relief: https://nlihc.secure.force.com/actions/TakeActionNew?actionId=AR00928