Thankfully, I have housing. But I feel called to work for housing issues alongside my friends without housing. I feel that it is a sin and a shame for there to be unhoused people. It simply is unacceptable in a wealthy society that our priorities should not include housing (as well as healthcare) for our weakest members. To allow homelessness is unacceptable.
In our rich Silicon Valley there are some very rich people, but one quarter of our population lives in poverty. The standard of living is so expensive here that housing is out of reach for many people even if they work more than one job, and especially if they are unemployed (nearly 10% of our residents are unemployed at this time.)
Public housing is needed in our area. If we had public housing here, people with a low income or without an income could be housed. There is not enough existing low-income housing affordable to the poor. Section 8 housing vouchers would help, but require building owners to accept them which they don’t always do; and, there are not enough available housing units for the number of people who need them.
Housing should be a priority for the Obama administration.
In our rich Silicon Valley there are some very rich people, but one quarter of our population lives in poverty. The standard of living is so expensive here that housing is out of reach for many people even if they work more than one job, and especially if they are unemployed (nearly 10% of our residents are unemployed at this time.)
Public housing is needed in our area. If we had public housing here, people with a low income or without an income could be housed. There is not enough existing low-income housing affordable to the poor. Section 8 housing vouchers would help, but require building owners to accept them which they don’t always do; and, there are not enough available housing units for the number of people who need them.
Housing should be a priority for the Obama administration.
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