Baltimore's Lack of Affordable Housing Leaves Hud Applicants Coming Up Short

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Nataya Macon refuses to go back to life on the streets.

She and her 6-month-old baby, Marie, live at the Young Women's Christian Association shelter on Franklin Street in Baltimore City, where the typical stay is about three months.

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Baltimore's Lack of Affordable Housing Leaves Hud Applicants Coming Up Short

But after a year - her stay extended by YWCA staff that empathize with the young woman's struggles - Macon fears she will overstay her welcome.

That is why Macon has tried to put her name on a closed waiting list for a housing subsidy called Section 8, a federal program that subsidizes rent for people earning half or less of the typical income in a given jurisdiction.

But after a year's worth of phone calls to City Hall, Macon is still waiting. After an $11 million cut to Baltimore's Section 8 program this year, there's no t...

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