Housing is
important
During a recent political outreach campaign in favor of Los
Angeles County allocating funds (taken from affordable housing when
redevelopment was demolished) back to affordable housing, I realized, some
people just don’t understand how important housing is. SCANPH, (Southern California Association of
Non-Profit Housing), recently shared some astonishing facts that make it much
easier to comprehend and convey the harrowing fact that housing can and does affect the entire society
FACT:
Children…
…Living in overcrowded homes
·
More likely to be held back a grade
·
Score lower on math and reading tests
…Adolescents who experience housing instability
·
Have higher rates of depression, teen pregnancy,
and drug use
…Those who experience
homelessness
·
Have higher rates of acute illness, emotional
issues and learning difficulties.
Nationally about 30% of children
in foster care cannot reunite with families because the family lacks safe,
affordable, stable housing.
Housing is important
