HOUSING CRISIS 2024
Why Homelessness is Increasing
Homelessness crisis engulfs the United States
In 2020, my godsister who was a long-time New York City resident reached out to us to ask for help. Joyce lost her temporary housing after being harassed by, then assaulted by, a roommate which led to her being evicted. She was able to obtain funds from friends to find emergency temporary hotel accommodations until she was offered a longer term housing situation in Raleigh, North Carolina. After flying to North Carolina with the help of a friend who was a pastor, she sought employment. She moved again to Albuquerque, New Mexico because she was offered a job there. While that didn’t work out, she found a room in a house to rent.
The only help she needed to stabilize her life was affordable housing and healthcare . . . She died at the age of 64 years old and was buried in an anonymous mass grave in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Within weeks of moving there, she had an emergency health crisis due to unnoticed diabetes. A few days after she was released with from emergency hospitalization, she had a sudden stroke and passed away. In retrospect, my siblings, her friends, and I suspect that…
