Did you know that in 1986 the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program grant for a family of 4 was $621/month and that Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom apartment was $480? Today the same family qualifies for the same $621/month and the same apartment rents for more than $928.
A single parent with two children who makes $21,200 annually can afford to pay $530/month in rent without experiencing a housing–cost burden. There were two 2-bedroom vacancies in Hennepin County with a rent at or below $530 advertised between the months of April and June 2008.
Read the Star Tribune editorial: Counterpoint: Homeless kids at the Drake a symptom, not the disease
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Patricia Vila // October 31, 2008 at 7:10 pm |
Yes.. we have 200 homeless children in our center in miami.
Community Partnership for Homeless. Many single mothers
and women who have been victims of domestic violence.
Once we get a child in our center we make sure that they start school within 24 hours. We also make sure that they are seen by a doctor and a dentist. Many of our children have made the honor role while they have lived with us.
It makes us proud when we can help a family get back into society.