By Lois Healy | Project Leader
Recently we just finished 2 of our SRO Homes for individuals with disabilities, these home house 4 people or 8 couples per home. Due to the rising rents people that are on disability or Social Security are now becoming homeless at an alarming rate in the county where Affordable Homeownership Foundation is located. We have over 650 disabled and elderly clients that are living on the streets with nowhere to go. The average rent for a 1 bedroom apartment is $1,400 to start and the avaerge person on Social Security Disability makes between $950-$1,200 per month.
AHF builds with a series of grants and gets the land donated, so the average disabled person on Social Security Disabily only pays no more that 30% of their income for one of these apartments and it includes all utilities. Unfortunately we cannot build fast enough to save all of the people with disabilities from living on the streets. Any donation to this fund goes specifically to help the disabled population either with food, clothing or items needed for survival. Thank you for your consideration to this most necessary cause.
By Lois Healy | Project Leader
By Lois Healy | Project Lead
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