She is already over budget, without paying for food, transportation, medical needs, or clothing for her growing children. Chances are she will move out of their apartment. She and her children will become three of the more than two million people who live on our nation's streets. Some people want to be homeless. Many people want a home.
Affordable housing is the clear alternative.
More and more, the residents, the newspapers, and the Borough Council tell Princeton about Princeton's struggles with overcrowding and substandard rental properties. Every day, a man showers with his neighbor's garden hose because his plumbing does not work properly. Yes, these people have roofs over their heads. But they are still homeless. As we focus on the homeless this month, we are mindful of the intimate relationship between homelessness and lack of affordable housing.