According to the Eviction Lab, 53% of people in the past year facing eviction were women, and disproportionately made up of Black women and Latinas. In 2017, I was one of the women who faced the threat of becoming unhoused when my housemate knocked on my door to let me know, with only a few hours’ notice, someone would be coming later to look at the room.
That experience taught me that housing instability can show up suddenly, even when you’ve paid your rent on time and done your part to take care of the space entrusted to you. That’s why, for Part 2 of our series on the impact of neighborhoods and built environments on health, I’m sharing three housing lessons I’ve learned the hard way so you don’t have to.
In this video, I’m sharing:
The impact of housing instability on our health.
Why emergency savings matter more than we like to admit.
What you need to get crystal clear on before signing a lease or mortgage.
The difference between a temporary housing situation and a long-term one.
Even if your housing feels stable right now, it’s worth thinking about what would happen if that changed. These three lessons taught me that every time we think we’re doing everything ‘right’, something can happen that can create instability where stability once lived.
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How are you thinking about housing stability these days? Share your thoughts in the comments.
Tomesha
