2023-11 Don't Make $24/hr? Good Luck Renting a 1-bedroom home in America

In the first of a multi-part series, Rabbi Joshua begins to unpack a report called 'Out of Reach,' published annually by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, which tracks the cost of rentals in every state, and compares them with the wage rate need to afford a modest one or two bedroom home. This episode focuses nationally, hence the title of 'Don't Make $24/hr,' and lays out the report's approach and the history of this organization. SPOILER ALERT: In California, the wage rate is at minimum double the national rate. This episode spells out the real statistics, and tells stories of real human beings, of the housing crisis that face our nation, and are the number leading cause of homelessness.Learn more about Friends In Deedwww.friendsindeedpas.orgLearn more about the National Low Income Housing Coalition:https://nlihc.org/oorhttps://friendsindeedpas.org