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Tune In! June 1st KPFA Morning Show/Section 8 Housing Voucher Crisis- 8:35 am--9am.
The Recent Federal Cut-backs In Funding Existing Housing Vouchers Already In Use Has Set Off A Housing Crisis from Coast To Coast!
250,000 People May Face Eviction In Fiscal Year 2005 As A Result Of The Bush Administration's Proposals To Underfund The Section 8 Housing Voucher Programs By $1.6 Billion!
Tune in to KPFA's Morning Show on Tuesday June 1, 2004 for a discussion about the pending Section 8 housing voucher crisis taking place across the nation placing hundreds of thousands at risk of becoming homeless!
Guest Speakers include Oakland Housing Activist Lynda Carson, Randy Shaw of the San Francisco Tenderloin Housing Clinic, plus a speaker from the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
Housing Voucher Programs In Crisis!
Presently, New York City faces a $55 million shortfall to fully fund 118,000 existing housing vouchers already in use!
During May 2004, over 1,600 renters in Alameda CA, were shocked when they received notice that the Public Housing Agency lacked the funds to cover rents for the month of June!
During May 2004, 110 families in Warrenton, Oregon, suddenly lost funding for their housing vouchers and another 60 families may face the same in June!
According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, during fiscal year 2005, the Oakland Housing Authority faces a funding shortfall of $17,380,757.
Other cities across the nation face shortfalls to fund housing vouchers already in use for fiscal year 2005! San Francisco $15,257,319-- Berkeley $2,905,462-- Alameda $2,310,687-- Richmond $2,388,667
Tune in for a discussion about the impact of the Bush Administration's proposals that place 250,000 renters at risk of becoming homeless!
KPFA Morning Show On Tuesday June 1, From 8:35 am --9am!
Tune in to KPFA's Morning Show on Tuesday June 1, 2004 for a discussion about the pending Section 8 housing voucher crisis taking place across the nation placing hundreds of thousands at risk of becoming homeless!
Guest Speakers include Oakland Housing Activist Lynda Carson, Randy Shaw of the San Francisco Tenderloin Housing Clinic, plus a speaker from the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
Housing Voucher Programs In Crisis!
Presently, New York City faces a $55 million shortfall to fully fund 118,000 existing housing vouchers already in use!
During May 2004, over 1,600 renters in Alameda CA, were shocked when they received notice that the Public Housing Agency lacked the funds to cover rents for the month of June!
During May 2004, 110 families in Warrenton, Oregon, suddenly lost funding for their housing vouchers and another 60 families may face the same in June!
According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, during fiscal year 2005, the Oakland Housing Authority faces a funding shortfall of $17,380,757.
Other cities across the nation face shortfalls to fund housing vouchers already in use for fiscal year 2005! San Francisco $15,257,319-- Berkeley $2,905,462-- Alameda $2,310,687-- Richmond $2,388,667
Tune in for a discussion about the impact of the Bush Administration's proposals that place 250,000 renters at risk of becoming homeless!
KPFA Morning Show On Tuesday June 1, From 8:35 am --9am!
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