RHLS and our many community partners continue to work tirelessly to address the housing-related impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. In the late spring, RHLS received a grant of $1.2 million…
Category: Coronavirus
Report: Best Practices in Eviction Diversion Programs
Achieving Housing Stability with Eviction Diversion Programs: A Guide to Best Practices during COVID and Beyond by Cindy Daley, Director of Community Redevelopment Initiatives is now available for download. Evictions…
Ending the Ban on Utility Shutoffs: Who Will It Hurt and How Can We Fix It?
By Elizabeth Marx, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project COVID-19 has had and continues to have an unprecedented impact on the health, safety, and economic security of Pennsylvanians…
RHLS and COVID-19: Where We Are and What’s Next
Even before the onset of COVID-19, Pennsylvania had a severe shortage of affordable rental homes. This shortage was especially dire for households with very and extremely low-incomes and people across…
Who Pays the Most? COVID-19, Utility Accessibility, and Race
By Madilyn Keaton, Energy Justice Project Consultant Introduction Right now COVID-19 is the topic of conversation on everyone’s lips. The United States is facing a national emergency unlike any other…