Sakai Harrison poses for a portrait after leading his clients through a rigorous workout on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Atlanta. Harrison moved to New York to try to make it as a personal trainer and designer - but his gym shuttered early in the pandemic, and after weeks of struggling to both pay the rent and put food in his fridge, he knew what he had to do. He moved back to Georgia for greater stability. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)Andrea Larson poses at her home Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. For Larson, life during the pandemic has taken an unexpectedly good turn. The former sommelier lost her job when Nashville restaurants closed in mid-March. She was just getting by on unemployment but was worried she would either have to go back to a restaurant job that she felt was unsafe of lose her benefits. Then her dream job fell into her lap when a former boss offered her the assistant general manager position at a new Nashville restaurant. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)FILE - This March 31, 2020 photo shows Jade Brooks at her apartment in Boston. Brooks and her family have counted on an eviction moratorium in Massachusetts to get them through the pandemic. Still, 22-year-old Brooks worries: How long will it last? Brooks mother hasn't found find full-time work since losing her insurance-company job. And Brooks doesnt get paid enough as a hospital switchboard operator to cover rent _ recently raised to $2,075 monthly _ for their two-bedroom Boston apartment.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)FILE - In this March 30, 2020, file photo, Neal Miller poses for a portrait near where he was living during the COVID-19 outbreak in Chicago. After two months of missing payments as part of a rent strike, Miller and his housemates heard from their landlord. To their surprise, he agreed to reduce the monthly $1,500 rent for their home on Chicago's West Side. Miller, 38, said his landlord gave the impression that he'd prefer some income from the house over nothing at all. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)FILE - In this March 30, 2020, file photo, Tnia Morgan, 39, stands outside the Baltimore County, Maryland, home that she rents and shares with her pregnant 18-year-old daughter and an 18-year-old nephew. Morgan was laid off on March 6 from her job serving food at a hotel banquet hall. (Tnia Morgan via AP, File)FILE - In this 2020 file photo provided by Ruqayyah Bailey, Ruqayyah Bailey, of St. Louis County, Mo., poses for a selfie. Bailey has lost much of her independence and wants to get her life back on track. Bailey, 31, has autism. Until March, she lived in her own apartment, worked part time as a cashier at a St. Louis cafe, and attended college. The coronavirus tossed all that structure out the window. Bailey could no longer get the one-on-one tutoring that helped her thrive in college. The cafe closed. With no money coming in, she moved back in with her mother. (Ruqayyah Bailey via AP, File)FILE - In this March 29, 2020, file photo, Spokane cook Jason W. Still, 30, in seen in this portrait in Spokane, Wash. Still and most other kitchen workers at the fine dining restaurant Clover were laid off from their jobs after the state's restaurants were closed for seated service under social distancing guidelines put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus (Jason W. Still via AP)FILE - In this March 30, 2020, file photo, Tinisha Dixon, 26, takes a selfie at her apartment in Atlanta. Dixon scraped money together to cover her $1,115 monthly rent for April and May. Since then, she's been unable to pay. Dixon, 26, shares a downtown Atlanta apartment with her partner and their five children. Before that, Dixon was homeless. Now she worries daily about her family ending up on the street.(Tinisha Dixon via AP, File)FILE - In this April 30, 2020, file photo, Eli Oderberg, right, sits with Katie Evers and their 4-year-old daughter, Everlee, outside their home in southeast Denver. Oderberg lost his job in a wave of layoffs in April, and he remains unemployed as he and his wife fear running out of money once their new baby arrives. They are among millions of Americans struggling to pay bills as the coronavirus pandemic continues. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)FILE - In this March 30, 2020, file photo, Tnia Morgan, 39, stands outside the Baltimore County, Maryland, home that she rents and shares with her pregnant 18-year-old daughter and an 18-year-old nephew. Morgan was laid off on March 6 from her job serving food at a hotel banquet hall. (Tnia Morgan via AP, File)Sakai Harrison, left, leads his clients through a rigorous workout on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Atlanta. Harrison moved to New York to try to make it as a personal trainer and designer - but his gym shuttered early in the pandemic, and after weeks of struggling to both pay the rent and put food in his fridge, he knew what he had to do. He moved back to Georgia for greater stability. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)FILE - In this March 30, 2020, file photo, Tinisha Dixon, 26, takes a selfie at her apartment in Atlanta. Dixon scraped money together to cover her $1,115 monthly rent for April and May. Since then, she's been unable to pay. Dixon, 26, shares a downtown Atlanta apartment with her partner and their five children. Before that, Dixon was homeless. Now she worries daily about her family ending up on the street.(Tinisha Dixon via AP, File)FILE - In this March 29, 2020, file photo, Spokane cook Jason W. Still, 30, in seen in this portrait in Spokane, Wash. Still and most other kitchen workers at the fine dining restaurant Clover were laid off from their jobs after the state's restaurants were closed for seated service under social distancing guidelines put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus (Jason W. Still via AP)FILE - In this 2020 file photo provided by Ruqayyah Bailey, Ruqayyah Bailey, of St. Louis County, Mo., poses for a selfie. Bailey has lost much of her independence and wants to get her life back on track. Bailey, 31, has autism. Until March, she lived in her own apartment, worked part time as a cashier at a St. Louis cafe, and attended college. The coronavirus tossed all that structure out the window. Bailey could no longer get the one-on-one tutoring that helped her thrive in college. The cafe closed. With no money coming in, she moved back in with her mother. (Ruqayyah Bailey via AP, File)FILE - In this March 31, 2020, file provided by Itza Sanchez, Itza Sanchez stands at her home in Richmond, Va. Sanchez fell behind on rent when she stopped selling homemade tamales and collecting scrap metal over fears of contracting the virus. By mid-July, she owed about $950 in unpaid rent. That's when Sanchez got a notice to vacate the mobile home where her family lives. She was spared when her church sent $800 directly to the landlord.(Itza Sanchez via AP, File)Sakai Harrison, left, leads his clients through a rigorous workout on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Atlanta. Harrison moved to New York to try to make it as a personal trainer and designer - but his gym shuttered early in the pandemic, and after weeks of struggling to both pay the rent and put food in his fridge, he knew what he had to do. He moved back to Georgia for greater stability. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)Sakai Harrison, left, leads his clients through a rigorous workout on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Atlanta. Harrison moved to New York to try to make it as a personal trainer and designer - but his gym shuttered early in the pandemic, and after weeks of struggling to both pay the rent and put food in his fridge, he knew what he had to do. He moved back to Georgia for greater stability. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)Roushaunda Williams poses for a photo in Chicago Thursday, July, 23, 2020. Financial challenges keep piling up for Williams months after she lost her job of nearly 20 years tending bar at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago. Potential reopening dates for the hotel have been pushed back, Williams said, and hospitality jobs remain scarce. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Roushaunda Williams poses for a photo in Chicago Thursday, July, 23, 2020. Financial challenges keep piling up for Williams months after she lost her job of nearly 20 years tending bar at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago. Potential reopening dates for the hotel have been pushed back, Williams said, and hospitality jobs remain scarce. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Roushaunda Williams poses for a photo in Chicago Thursday, July, 23, 2020. Financial challenges keep piling up for Williams months after she lost her job of nearly 20 years tending bar at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago. Potential reopening dates for the hotel have been pushed back, Williams said, and hospitality jobs remain scarce. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)This July 30, 2020 photo shows Jas Wheeler outside her home in Vergennes, Vt. Wheeler, 30, lost their job during the pandemic at a bakery and scrambled to find a lower paying position at small grocer to ensure they could pay their mortgage. (Jas Wheeler via AP)FILE - In this March 31, 2020, file provided by Itza Sanchez, Itza Sanchez stands at her home in Richmond, Va. Sanchez fell behind on rent when she stopped selling homemade tamales and collecting scrap metal over fears of contracting the virus. By mid-July, she owed about $950 in unpaid rent. That's when Sanchez got a notice to vacate the mobile home where her family lives. She was spared when her church sent $800 directly to the landlord.(Itza Sanchez via AP, File)
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Sakai Harrison poses for a portrait after leading his clients through a rigorous workout on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Atlanta. Harrison moved to New York to try to make it as a personal trainer and designer - but his gym shuttered early in the pandemic, and after weeks of struggling to both pay the rent and put food in his fridge, he knew what he had to do. He moved back to Georgia for greater stability. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)
