BALTIMORE — Calyx Wilson, a single mother of five and domestic violence survivor, packed up her home, booked a moving truck, and brought her belongings to a storage unit. Her family was about to be evicted.

“I was told to get medications out, anything my kids really needed, anything we really wanted because once the Sheriff and landlord shows up, they will not let us back in to retrieve anything,” said Wilson.

But hours before the eviction was scheduled, she received a call from the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success (MOCFS) informing her that she would now be allowed to stay. Her request for rental assistance dating back to October 2021 had finally been processed.

Wilson, who worked at a jewelry store before the pandemic, fell behind on her rent. At the time, her landlord applied for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, and Wilson said she’d been approved, but the funds were never paid out. Then this past June, she received an eviction notice.

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