Ciro Sollazzi, 67, is scared he might have to enter a homeless shelter for the first time in his life.
Sollazzi lost his job as a hairdresser during the pandemic. Then he got sick and couldn’t go back to work. Now, he owes $23,000 in back rent and is facing eviction from the Kensington apartment he’s lived in for 22 years.
“Every time I see a homeless person, I get the fear struck inside of me, that I’m going to wind up to be one of those people,” he said. “I feel ashamed.”…