Amidst Housing Crisis, Doctors, Community Organizations, and Members Demand Eviction Moratorium Via Open LetterBOSTON, Mass.—The Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity (MCHE) delivered an open letter to acting Mayor Kim Janey on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, demanding a citywide eviction moratorium in Boston.
Signatories include over 20 local organizations and nearly 200 community members and healthcare workers, including over 50 physicians from area institutions, including MassGeneral Brigham, Boston Medical Center, Cambridge Health Alliance, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.The letter describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and housing insecurity on Black, Brown, and other marginalized people, as well as the long-term.