For every dollar invested in preventing evictions, Maryland could save nearly $2.50 in what evictions cost. That’s according to a study by Stout Risius & Ross with the Maryland Center on Economic Policy and members of the Maryland Eviction Prevention Funds Alliance.

Lisa Sarro is legal counsel for Arundel Community Development Services. We ask Sarro about the need in Anne Arundel County and who is most at risk of eviction. 

Links:
Public Justice Center press release
MEPFA policy analysis
SB0370 - Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment
HB0428 - Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment
The Americans Most Threatened by Eviction: Young Children

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