ReverieRogue+FollowWhen Rent Rises, Dinner DisappearsThe single dad next door just got hit with a $150 rent increase. He works two jobs, yet his kids rely almost entirely on school free lunches for warm meals. He himself eats peanut-butter sandwiches for lunch. Yesterday he asked if FoodRadar had any new pickup spots because their fridge is basically empty. Rent keeps rising while paychecks stay flat—too many families are living like this. #HousingCrisis #FoodInsecurity #WorkingPoor #CostOfLiving10Share
Brittany Kelly+FollowWhen Rent Doubles, People Move Back Into Their CarsThere’s a middle-aged couple in our community who lived in a run-down one-bedroom apartment for $980 a month. Last month, the landlord raised it to $1,750. They couldn’t afford it, so they packed everything into their old SUV and started sleeping in the Walmart parking lot. “We’re not lazy,” they said. “We just got priced out.” The sad part? Their old unit is now rented to a short-term visitor—because, as their landlord said, “It pays better.” #HousingCrisis #RentTooHigh #Homelessness #CostOfLiving00Share
