Nowhere to Go
AFTER BEING UNEMPLOYED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS,“David” was looking forward to starting his new job, but due to the pandemic, his prospective employer closed and rescinded the job offer.
The state’s unemployment website keeps crashing, preventing him from filing a claim and he has been turned down by other federal and state emergency help programs.
Rent is due in less than a week, but he’s too embarrassed to ask his grown children for help. With only a few dollars left in his bank account, he will soon be facing eviction.