Impact of Covid-19 This survey was conducted in 2020, during a global pandemic, so we asked educators whether they saw the impact that Covid-19 has had on pre-existing housing-related challenges. Nearly all educators surveyed (95%) agreed that these challenges have been exacerbated by the crisis. “ The issue of housing affordability is one that impacted our country well “ Covid-19 has made the existing affordable housing crisis even worse. Millions
of Americans are out of work and our affordable housing needs are at an all- time high. ” —SUZAN DELBENE, REPRESENTATIVE (D-WA 1ST DISTRICT), GROWING UP & OUT OF POVERTY: WHY HOUSING MATTERS SYMPOSIUM, OCTOBER 14, 2020
before this pandemic hit and, for so many Americans, it’s been exacerbated during this pandemic. ” —TODD YOUNG, SENATOR (R- IN), GROWING UP & OUT OF POVERTY: WHY HOUSING MATTERS SYMPOSIUM, OCTOBER 14, 2020
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