The affordable housing crisis means some working families are having trouble affording a home. Charlotte’s Housing and Homelessness data shows last year, more than 123,000 households paid more than 30 percent of their income towards housing.
Additionally, the data showed a person earning minimum wage would have to work 116 hours a week just to afford the average 1-bedroom apartment in the Queen City.
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"I can almost guarantee you that if you went to Panera Bread or any fast food place," said Pedro Perez, Executive Director at Charlotte Family Housing, "Somebody in that job or in that organization will be homeless. The affordable housing crisis in the city and in this country is amazingly terrible."
Charlotte Family Housing is a non-profit serving working families experiencing homeless. The organization has a program that helps families get back on their feet. In addition to offering shelter and housing, it provides counseling, budgeting classes, and other resources to help families.
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