When Shelter Becomes a Struggle
The Affordable Housing Crisis
Housing shouldn’t be a luxury.
Yet across our country and in our own neighborhoods, families are being priced out, pushed out, and left behind. At Honey Bee Free Inc., we believe in doing more than raising awareness—we’re building solutions.
Below are the facts, stories, and realities that fuel our mission to create fair, dignified paths to homeownership.
Learn Why This Movement Matters:
These trusted reports and data sources show how urgent the housing crisis is for families across the country.
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Recent Headlines on Housing
NYC Housing Plan (Times Magazine)
A detailed look at Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani’s bold plan to build 200,000 affordable homes across New York.
Goldman Sachs Funds $270M Affordable Housing (Reuters)
Major private investment into affordable housing in Brooklyn.
IDA Assists $147M Project at Hempstead Apartment Complex
A $147 million IDA-backed renovation will upgrade 420 units in Hempstead without displacing current residents—showing how public-private partnership can improve affordability locally.
Long Island Housing Nonprofit Fights Future $1 Million Funding Cut
Long Island Housing Services is pushing back on potential $1 million federal grant cuts that could threaten anti-discrimination and tenant support programs on the Island.
South Bay Village Offers Hope for Long Islands Housing Crisis
A new initiative in Suffolk County could be a model for long-term resident-driven affordable housing—an example we think the Hive can draw inspiration from.
What the Data Shows:
• 7.1 million missing affordable homes nationwide — only 35 are available for every 100 extremely low-income renter households National Low Income Housing Coalition+1PMC+1
• 75% of those lowest-income renters are severely cost-burdened, spending over 50% of their income on housing Novoco+3National Low Income Housing Coalition+3PMC+3
• In 2023, 22.6 million renter households (over 50%) paid more than 30% of their income on housing; 12.1 million (27%) were severely burdened Novoco+2enterprisecommunity.org+2PMC+2
• 57% of Black renters and 53% of Hispanic renters are cost-burdened, compared to 46% of white renters Wikipedia+10enterprisecommunity.org+10Novoco+10
• 46% of all American renters spend over 30% of income on housing, and 23% spend over 50% UCLA Center for Health Policy Research+8Wikipedia+8enterprisecommunity.org+8
• Housing instability is linked to 44% higher rates of congestive heart failure, increased diabetes, and hypertension Wikipedia+10BioMed Central+10PMC+10
• Children exposed to unstable housing face higher rates of developmental delays, depression, anxiety, and poor health, with long-term effects into adulthood Wikipedia+14housingmatters.urban.org+14JAMA Network+14
• In California, 45% of adults with unstable housing reported moderate or serious psychological distress vs. 25% with stable housing UCLA Center for Health Policy Research