Family Quote by Carrie Lam

Poor families are living above their means, in apartments they cannot afford. The thing is, those apartments are already at the bottom of the…

— Matthew Desmond

Most poor families are living completely unassisted in a private rental market, devoting most of their income to housing. When you meet people who…

— Matthew Desmond

Having a decent place to live is fundamental for families.

— Brian Lara

“Families who spend more on housing spend less on their children.23 Poor families are living above their means, in apartments they cannot afford. The…

— Matthew Desmond

Housing means dignity, security and dignity for so many across our country, but because of lack of generational wealth, many hardworking families are kept…

— Raphael Warnock

“Families have watched their incomes stagnate, or even fall, while their housing costs have soared. Today, the majority of poor renting families in America…

— Matthew Desmond

It is critical that low-income consumers have access to alternative products and services such as rent-to-own. It gives working-class families opportunities to obtain decent…

— William Lacy Clay, Jr

“Families who spend more on housing spend less on their children.”

— Matthew Desmond

“Today, the majority of poor renting families in America spend over half of their income on housing, and at least one in four dedicates…

— Matthew Desmond

Families who get evicted tend to live in worse housing than they did before, and they live in neighborhoods with higher poverty rates and…

— Matthew Desmond

The standard of 'affordable' housing is that which costs roughly 30 percent or less of a family's income. Because of rising housing costs and…

— Matthew Desmond

When parents are confident that their children will live, they have fewer of them. They invest more in each child's food, health and education.

— Anne M. Mulcahy