New #BayAreaEquityAtlas analysis sheds light on the magnitude of potential COVID-19 evictions if local moratoria are lifted: In Contra Costa County, we estimate 12,000 renter households will be imminently at risk if the moratorium ends as planned on 7/15 (1/6)

And it would just be the beginning: the end of the $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation on 7/31 will place many more at risk. In Contra Costa, ~9,500 renter households will have their incomes drop below the federal poverty level. (2/6)

Mass eviction would be a humanitarian crisis. Eviction exacts a tremendous toll on health & finances. And w/little income or savings, many workers and families would become homeless - causing immeasurable harm, exacerbating racial inequities & straining resources (3/6)

Keeping the moratorium in place is crucial for racial equity: Black & Latinx renters, esp women, are already disproportionately economically insecure & paying too much rent, thus more at risk of eviction at all times. And, they've been hardest hit by the pandemic. (4/6)

This eviction tsunami would be devastating - and it is preventable. Extending the moratorium until the state of emergency is over and banning evictions for nonpayment due to COVID-19 are critical. Also: cash assistance (incl. #Savethe600 & #ExtendUI), legal support +more (5/6)

Find the full fact sheet and analysis here: https://bayareaequityatlas.org/CCCeviction . We produced it in partnership with the amazing Raise the Roof Coalition to support their policy & organizing work https://www.facebook.com/raisetheroofconcord/. (6/6)

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