AdvertisementGeorgia County Tried To Help Everyone Facing Eviction. Now A Crisis LoomsJuly 23, 2021Chris ArnoldfacebookEmailSafiya Kitwana of Lithonia, Ga., is a single mom with two teenage kids who lost her job in the pandemic. A federal program would pay all her back rent so she could keep her home. But DeKalb County, Ga., will only pay 60% of people's back rent, and Kitwana is now on the verge of eviction. (Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR)