The Housing Crisis gets Desperate

Elizabeth Curtis — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:02:06 -0400

On March 13, the Palm Beach Post in Florida reported that Boca Raton police clashed with a crowd of citizens attempting to apply for housing vouchers. Apparently a crowd of more than 500 people awaited reciept of housing voucher applications at the Local Housing Authority. The applications ran out sooner than expected, and the police wearing riot gear were sent to disperse the remaining crowd.

The crowd of mostly mothers, were forced to leave after having waited as long as 8 hours in an attempt to be put on the waiting list for housing assistance. Housing Authority officials stated they were not prepared for the volume of people that day. This is an astounding example of how desperate many of our neighbors have become in their attempt to find housing they can afford. read more »