H is for Housing
Learn more about housing and how it affects you!
Everyone has a home with the people they love... ...but not everyone has a house. Some people are unhoused
.
Houses come in many shapes and sizes...
fingle-family home
ONE
quadriplex means FOUR families
A
means
family lives here. A
live here.
affordable
multi-family home means MANY families live here.
affordable home means it costs a special low price so MOST people can live here.
...there
are special types of houses that are called
housing. A
An
There are rules about where your house can be. This is called zoning... ...sometimes this means you can’t live next to your friend because their house looks different than yours.
Zoning can cause there to not be enough housing for every family...
...this means some people will be unhoused. Too many rules are not good.
?
might be wondering how can I help everyone have a home?... ...talk to your parents or guardians about these rules and when you are old enough, VOTE!
You
The Fair Housing Five and the Haunted House by Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Crenshaw
by Katherine Applegate
On Our Street by Dr. Jillian Roberts and Jaime Casp
If you want to learn more check these out!