Indianapolis must act with urgency to address affordable housing
President and CEO Ahmed Young wrote about solutions to affordable housing in the Indianapolis Recorder.
The month of May reminds us why we continue to choose Indianapolis. Our city shines on an international stage as neighbors, visitors and businesses come together with pride to host the largest single-day sporting event in the world. During the Indy 500 and other similar moments, we are reminded of what this city can do when we move with shared purpose.
Imagine if we brought that same sense of collective action — and speed — to one of the most foundational issues facing our community: housing. Those who struggle to afford the rising cost of housing would have the support they needed to remain stable. The roughly 1,800 people who experience homelessness on any given night in Indianapolis would have a safe place to call home. Fewer families would be forced to choose between rent, food, health care and other necessities.
Read the full op-ed here.