Good morning! I can tell you that the cost of housing is completely out of
control. I work with many low income folks and housing is a huge issue.
A woman who works at Amazon making $17.75 an hour and has four kids does not
qualify for Emergency Housing…. She makes too much money.
A man who had tb of the spine and is on disability and his wife works as a home
health aid making $15 an hour four kids- can not find housing. Anywhere! The
man in this family goes to Divinity School at Bu. They will likely have to move
out of state. Great family.
I could go on and on….
As a small nonprofit we have had to hire someone to help navigate the housing
maze for clients.
I got an email yesterday for an affordable house in waylaid for over $300,000!!
Affordable for whom????
We all need to raise our voices!!!
Lynn two bedrooms is going for $2200
Woburn two bedroom $2300
Salem three bedroom $2100 and is considered a steal!!
SSEF has many families that need housing and good schools.
Likely they will live in horrible housing in towns with terrible schools and
the cycle goes on and on. Let’s blame them…..
We are increasing our funding for summer educational programs which is better
than nothing but better that people lived in towns where the kids educational
needs where being addressed.
On a happier note- several lincoln people helped a woman and her kids find
housing- a wonderful volunteer from lincoln worked endlessly to find housing
and financial resources; three incredible lincoln folks helped completely
furnish an apartment. A lincoln man and others helped co-sign her lease. Gives
me hope. Please help in any way …… ssefboston.org
Susan
Sent from Susan Winship, LICSW
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