Finding affordable housing is becoming increasingly challenging for some Ohioans. Mike Kallmeyer sat down with Carlie Boos, executive director of the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio, to learn more about the barriers families face with housing.
“It’s terrifying, if you are paying more than half of your income towards housing you are by definition sacrificing something for that,” Boos said.
Those sacrifices often include adequate food, medical care, or time with family because of a parent working several jobs. Boos also talked with Kallmeyer about immediate and long-term solutions to affordable housing.
“I think that this is a really scary spot to be in as a country. We have never been this far in the hole,” she said.
Despite challenges, Boos described hope for central Ohio because of a bond investment supported by Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther.