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Cal Lee Garrett

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Cal Lee Garrett is an assistant professor in the department of sociology at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They teach courses on sociological theory, health, medicine, and social welfare, and received their Ph.D. in 2024 from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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What Can We Learn From COVID-Era Rental Assistance Programs?

July 18, 2025 | AJ Golio, Cal Lee Garrett and Claire Laurier Decoteau

The programs that kept some tenants housed during the pandemic also left out key groups of vulnerable renters. Their exclusion provides key lessons for the future of such programs.