Facing Eviction/Foreclosure?

10 Things ‘Connoisseurs of Poverty’ Can Tell You

Holiday Greetings! Eviction! Photo Diane Nilan

Despite warnings of seismic disaster, Congress, under the relentless “leadership” of Senator Mitch McConnell, failed to pass a relief package for the millions of meaningless citizens, aka the not-ultra-rich.

Now, with eviction moratoria crumbling like Trump’s Mexican Wall, and unemployment payments blowing like dandelion fibers, millions of previously-housed believers will need some schooling in the Invisible Enigma — family homelessness.

Red, White, and Blue has seen better days. Photo Diane Nilan

Let’s get past the “America, the richest country in the history of the world” crap. That means nothing now, not if you’ve got the sheriff pounding on your door ready to thrust an eviction notice in your face.

For the past 15 years, I’ve interviewed families across the U.S. who shared what homelessness and school meant to them through my nonprofit, HEAR US Inc. In the process, they shared astute observations based on their experiences. Many had not been homeless before, and found themselves in various…