AdvertisementWhy helping people pay rent can fight the pandemicOctober 21, 2021Selena Simmons-DuffinfacebookEmailErica Cuellar, her husband and her daughter moved in with her father in his home early in the pandemic, after she lost her job. She and her husband were worried they wouldn't be able to afford the rent on their house in Houston with only one income. In July 2020, the whole family tested positive for the coronavirus. (Michael Starghill for NPR)