More than 1.3 million people in LA County have lost their jobs since COVID-19 safety measures were implemented in March, and the economic impact has already been devastating, especially on top of LA's already terrible housing crisis. We need to do everything possible to keep people in their homes and prevent them from being burdened with massive debt they'll never be able to pay off. That’s why we need Congress to forgive all rent and mortgage payments, incentivize fair rental and lending practices for landlords and lenders, and keep properties out of the hands of speculators & and turn them into permanently affordable housing for our communities.

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House Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters and the entire LA County Congressional Delegation have begun taking important action to provide necessary relief to Angelenos, but much more needs to be done! Our Representatives in Congress need to hear from YOU today: http://losangelesforward.org/congress/

Please urge your Representative and Senators to include rent and mortgage forgiveness, and a fund to acquire distressed properties in the next federal relief package. Click here to send your message and get a script for making calls.

P.S. A big thanks to those of you who were able to join us for A Forward's "How to Start a Mutual Aid Group" session. We're excited to continue working together to build community, connection, and power in this critical moment.

You can watch a recording of the session here
You can find existing mutual aid groups on LA Forward's Mutual Aid Webpage.