Living in the Pandemic

    Living situations are always complicated when deciding where to live or who to live with, but unfortunately, during the COVID-19 pandemic, several thousands of people have lost jobs or have been evicted from their homes, resulting in more people being homeless across the world. Some people have had to resort to moving in with family, which I've done myself during this pandemic. As a college student, I'll try to find ways to save financially in any way I can. Before the pandemic, I decided to go to PSU, because I had the advantage on not living in the dorms, and ended up living with family. I knew how expensive college already is, so when the pandemic hit and I knew I wouldn't be attending classes in person, I decided to move back with my parents. It's not just college students who have done this, but everyone who want to live comfortably. But how does someone live comfortably during the a global pandemic, especially if they don't have a place to live?

    The homeless population is already a global issue that we have been attempting to address altogether, but people are making more precautions with COVID making it's ways into communities. According to the CDC and the National Alliance to End Homelessness, discusses how people who are homeless age faster than those who are, making them a greater risk, because as the CDC has reported, older people are at a greater risk of getting COVID. So, if the homeless population is aging faster and has less access to health care, they also have a greater risk. The unfortunate issue is that much of the homeless population are faced to face homelessness, because of unaffordable housing, so as I mentioned before many people will try to live with friends or family if possible. However, we know many people don't have that access.

    Having low income housing is such an important part to combating homelessness, because as more people move out on their own, affordable housing is what will allow more people to have a decent life and combat the homelessness issue that America, as well as the world, is facing. Argyle Gardens is one group that is attempting to combat the issue. They are working on creating more affordable housing for people of low income, and is considered a "sustainable apartment community." They are a group that has shown us that affordable housing is possible and we have a way to combat the homeless population issue.

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