Social Worker With a Master’s Degree Is Homeless Because Rent Is Too High

Her salary was not enough to afford housing Michelle is a social worker with a master’s degree. She has been homeless in Charlotte for two years. This is what the housing crisis looks like. For every $100 increase in median rent, homelessness rises by 9%. More than 19,000 people are falling into homelessness every week. People want to blame homelessness on homeless people, but Michelle did everything people say you are supposed to do. She got an education. She built a career helping others. It still was not enough to afford rent. Homeless people do not control housing costs. They do not set rent prices. They cannot fix the affordable housing shortage. That is on us. Until we address the lack of affordable housing, this crisis will keep getting worse, and more people like Michelle will lose their homes.