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Affordable Housing
Photo Friday: Passage Point Garden Party
YWCA Gen-Risers participate in a garden work party at the YWCA Seattle I King I Snohomish Passage Point
We continue our series, "Not a Prisoner of the Past," with a Photo Friday post highlighting the gardening work party that took place at the YWCA Seattle I King I Snohomish Passage Point last weekend. This series explores the challenges that women face who attempt to rebuild their lives after incarceration and other life-changing circumstances. Passage Point is a supportive residential community for parents discharged from the corrections system who would otherwise be homeless and who seek to reunite with their minor children and families. YWCA Gen-Risers came out to support the program by pulling on gloves and getting dirty!
Passage Point: Giving Strength, Hope and a New Home to Families
We now start a series exploring the challenges facing women and families that are attempting to build their life again after being incarcerated. Stable housing is the most critical element for successful re-entry. Many of us would first think of employment as the foundation for rebuilding a life, but actually, stable housing and a safe home is an even bigger factor.
This is the first post in this series named "Not a Prisoner of the Past," and Andrea VanHorn shares about her work at the YWCA Seattle I King I Snohomish Passage Point, a supportive residential community for parents discharged from the corrections system who would otherwise be homeless and who seek to reunite with their minor children and families.
Photo Friday: Hours at Minimum Wage Needed to Afford Rent
The National Low Income Housing Coaltion released this graph as part of their Out of Reach 2012 report. Bottom line: minimum wage is too low making Fair Market Rent on a two-bedroom apartment in any state simply unaffordable.
Affordable here is defined as applying 30% of total income on rent--a generally accepted standard.
The Lowdown on Affordable Housing: Whatcom County
Entrance to Mount Baker Apartments in Bellingham, managed by the Catholic Housing Services of Western Washington.
We are continuing our affordable housing series and now take a look at Whatcom County. Greg Winter of the Whatcom County Coalition for the Homeless took time to share a snapshot of affordable housing in Bellingham and its surrounding area.