Contemporary Problems Research Paper

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Contemporary Problems Tiffany Grabowski HSM/210 Sunday, August 25, 2013 Lisa Perez Contemporary Problems Housing assistance remains a current issue and problem for many families in Berks County. Housing assistance consists of public housing, subsidized housing and section 8. Subsidized housing is a program that is privately owned and it offers reduced rent to low-income families. (HUD, 2013) Public housing is affordable housing for low-income families. (HUD, 2013) Section 8 is when one finds their own house or apartment that accepts or deals with Section 8 and they use a voucher to for all or part of the rent. (HUD, 2013) All of these housing programs are low-income based. Many working families are below the poverty level in Berks County. This leaves many families under the low-income status. One…show more content…
This has been an issue for the past few years. The programs are all supported and funded by HUD, which is the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The programs rarely post an advertisement in the newspaper or on their website if the waiting list is about to open. They usually only accept the first one hundred applicants. Even then, those applicants must wait as long as a year before they may even receive any assistance. This is due to the large number of applicants and also due to the low-income population in Berks County. I feel that the waiting lists for housing assistance should be re-opened. If these programs offer and build more public housing developments in Berks County, it will help many families that need help with housing. This will eliminate longs waiting lists. There will be more opportunities for those waiting or for those that did not get a chance to be on the waiting list. Shelters are overcrowded because of this as well. This will also get families out of the shelters and place them in a stable living environment and make the shelter available to

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