Section 8

Affordable Housing Relief Program Affordable housing has been an issue for many people for a number of years. Today is no different. In a 2016 report issued by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, “In no state, metropolitan area, or county can a full-time worker earning the prevailing minimum wage afford a modest two bedroom apartment.” Obtaining housing can be difficult for the working class, but even more difficult for college students and people who are unemployed. Solving…

Affordable housing advocates in Philadelphia believes that the city needs a strategy to guarantee some amount of affordable housing in neighborhoods that are receiving large amounts of private investment. According the PEW Trust, Philadelphia already have a number of policies and programs in place that are relevant to the changes taking place in gentrified neighborhoods. There are numerous strategies and ideas on the table to address gentrification in Philadelphia. The three attainable goals to…

The Housing First Initiative from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) continued policy and legislation aimed at ending homelessness in America. In the 70 years following the United Nations declaration that housing was a fundamental human right, the United States has yet to find an end to the pervasive problem of homelessness. The United States has engaged in several very expensive wars but in the “land of the free” have yet to figure out how to house our people. Ironically, the cost of…

People are sent to work by the economy; consequently, they cannot afford housing near their job. Developers build an expensive house in the neighborhood or the apartment. Affordable housing is a problem for homeless people in the region. Library.cqpress.com reports, “Many homeless people began living in shanties made of cardboard or other salvaged material” (Lyons). Due to higher prices and rents, people cannot afford to live in an expensive house. The company is considering two solutions that…

Opportunity being a predominant factor as to why many are proud to be citizens of this country and or migrate here. Even in this land of suppose prosperity, poverty is a struggle across the nation. Programs such as Section 8 work towards the bettering of national poverty. Section 8 is the federal government’s primary program to provide housing for Americans who live in poverty, are elderly or disabled. It is programs like this that work towards the bettering of our nation. It is a sad case that…

Interpretation of Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The United States Constitution is a very carefully, well thought out document. It is designed to establish a national government adequately strong and flexible enough to meet the needs of the Republic, yet limited to protect the guaranteed rights of citizens of the United States of America. The Constitution allows a balance between a nation’s need for order and the individual American’s right to freedom. The United States…

Mexico is divided by class , meaning they are divided in sections by how much money they make. This class is rated either low, medium, and high. High class people are rich and really don’t associate with low class because of their reputation. About all the high class people work in office buildings , are actors, or have their own business. The middle class people are more on owning big Acers of land for plantation. They do associate with low class and upper class. For low class people they own a…

On April 23, 1985 Lori Greene and David Widdifield were officially husband and wife. On April 25, 1985 David left for basic training. After only two short days the newlyweds were torn apart and thrust into a new way of life. They had no idea how much these fifteen weeks would impact the rest of their lives. They had no idea that this brand new would lead them down a path to a wonderful exciting future. The infantry basic life consists of long days and short nights for new recruits. By 4:00 A.M…

What does the text say? A Sand County Almanac is a book comprised of a few essays for each month of the year. • JULY - Great Possessions describes the array of birds and animals that can be seen at the farm before dawn as more precious “possessions” than the Leopold’s “worldly domain”. Prairie Birthday is about the small flower with strong, deep roots called Silphium. • AUGUST - The Green Pasture depicts the silt ribbon on a river shore and its lush, temporary vegetation as an “evanescent…

Student strategy: Student A starts by drawing 11 circles, which is what I saw. When asked to explain what he did, he said that he first drew 2 circles and then 9 more. He then added them together by counting them all to get 11 pennies, which is the answer. When solving the problem, he adds them by counting from 1 to 11, and he seems to have drawn 2 circles and then 9 more, following the time sequence. However, I never saw him count 2, 9, and then all of them, I only saw him count 1 to 11.…