If you’ve ever had to pack up your things before the sherrif arrives or someone comes to change the locks, you know how devastating eviction can be. It’s one of the most horrifying experiences – a disaster that literally rips the rug out from under your feet.

I run a housing nonprofit that includes a homeless shelter. Doing this work is exactly what I am meant to do and I hope that I am good at it. Some weeks are harder than others. This week has been one of those weeks. The warmer weather is finally here and, as a result, our guests with addiction face renewed peril from more people in the state who bring in new sources of drugs of unknown caliber.

Some people say that I am my colleagues are doing God’s work. This may or may not be the case but one thing I know for sure: God helps those who help themselves.

In my case, I believe that we can solve the homeless crisis. One of those necessary solutions is better understanding the systems that exacerbate the problem. I am currently a doctoral student studying law and public policy. My research focuses on eviction, specifically the experience of justice for unrepresented defendant tenants in eviction proceedings.

I am currently conducting research on this subject and am recruiting respondents for a relatively short survey. It would mean a lot if anyone is willing to participate in this research. Please check out this flyer or access the survey at:

https://t.co/eF3ahpqJPM

Fixing big social problems starts with understanding them. Please help me understand this problem.

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