Lack of affordable housing means more are living in the woods and encampments. What can be done?
“Often in the local and national news, when issues in rural communities come up, we are treated to a focus on cultural/political divisions. Rarely do we get stories on people trying to solve issues in rural communities — if we get coverage of rural communities at all. We’ve been thinking about the possibility that both rural and urban areas experience the same problems. And both might benefit by discussing solutions being explored in their unique communities. As part of this series, Second Wave is holding discussions between people working on issues affecting both rural and urban Kalamazoo County. This is the first part in the series and focuses on the lack of affordable housing, an issue identified in our listening session conducted as part of the series.”