Understanding poverty and homelessness in America

From The Christian Science Monitor:

There is no town, city, or state anywhere in America where an individual or family working full-time and earning the minimum wage can afford a one- or two- bedroom apartment at the fair market rental rate established by HUD.

This is absolutely amazing. More from the article:

Families with children who cannot access shelters simply can’t consider the streets an option. So they are often found doubled – and tripled-up with friends and relatives, and frequently move between multiple locations.

This is exactly what I said in my earlier post. The issue of poverty is one that we need to address in the City of Norfolk, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the United States of America.