Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Housing is important

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