Homelessness in Florida becoming a middle-class problem

What they really need isn't "help" for middle class families, they need to make laws against CORPORATIONS buying up massive amounts of properties and raising the prices across the board. Where are the laws??

And they wonder why 24-26 year olds aren’t starting families anymore. It’s literally financial suicide

I’m a single mother in middle class and was homeless in dade county for 7 months during Covid ! I cried everyday asking why my job I had as a bachelors degree student couldn’t pay enough for rent. I decided to leave and move to Georgia and my life is more positive and I’m able to live in a decent apartment

Imagine working hard all your life, all the sacrifices you did, all those sleepless nights, pouring your blood, sweet & tears just so that you'll be able to have a decent life and suistained your family . And it'll all mean nothing just because of the decisions of a few decrepit people called the government, I think we need take some investment diversification so as not to depend on the government to bring money especially now that war and pandemic has hitted the economy pretty hard. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life, 🙏🙏🙏

"A society that doesn't care about poverty will eventually be full of it".

This is why I can’t stand when people say “why don’t you just move to someplace cheaper.” IT IS SO EXPENSIVE TO MOVE AND START OVER. Only an ignorant person would say stupid stuff like that. Infuriating

I contracted Covid August last year. Spent 2 months in hospital & came home having to basically learn to walk again. My lung capacity is now at 55%. Last year September is the last paycheck I got. I filled in my unemployment claim & to date have not received a single cent from them. If not for my wife, I'd be on the street right now

If it wasn't for my parents helping us, we would have been homeless. Not everyone is lucky enough to have a family that can help. I am still grateful that they were there for us when we needed it the most.

Corporations should NOT be owners of RESIDENTIAL properties. Homes should NOT be commodities. Homes should be a RIGHT for HUMAN BEINGS.

GREED is going to be the downfall of America. It's a sin AND a shame that hardworking productive people like these families who get up every day and go work can't afford a decent place to live.

STOP ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO BUY ALL THE HOMES. I was earning six figure income and still, prices in Port Saint Lucie forced me to move away. Prices are absurd.

This isn't something that is just happening in Florida, it's happening across the country. We are having the same issues here in CA when some businesses are buying out apartments and raising the rent to where it's not affordable to your average person.

All it takes is one broken down car, one medical bill, one accident, etc. It’s scary how easy it is for us to fall into debt. The gray area really needs to be more spoken about

This is why people need to understand that homelessness is NOT about being unemployed - It is about everyday circumstances that can happen to anyone - even the rich!

If ONE emergency happens in my family, we will be right where these people are! Every month I pray we get enough money for rent and bills!

I know exactly what this lady is saying and I too can relate to a situation just like this! This year 2022! April 10- Jun 15 I was Homeless!! Living in a hotel paying RENT every week living in a hotel it's so hard to save money. I ended up finding a WONDERFUL HOME in a TERRIBLE MARKET so I know God blessed me big time!

Corporations shouldn’t own residential property. This is happening everywhere. It’s awful

People don't think about it until it happens to them. Glad that she said this out loud.

Currently living this situation and it is HARD. I don’t have any family willing to help and I can’t get any help from the state or county. I’m a single mother of four and I’ve been working throughout all of this. I’m trying to keep my head up but I get tired. I behave lost everything. All of the money I make goes towards staying in hotels. I finally got approved for a place but when they found out I had to go through an agency to pay the move in costs they pretty much canceled out my move in. At this point I don’t know what else to do…

A network of people who are in this situation needs to be created so that people can join together with others who are struggling and share the rent. People car pool, maybe they can house pool. Its better than sleeping in your car. I pray you all get through this. God bless you!