The Repairer's Brief: Ep 04 - Can't Afford Rent? Head to the Polls.

Without stable, affordable housing, families cannot meet their basic needs — and without a stable address, registering to vote and voting itself is prohibitively challenging. The housing crisis is not a side issue. It is a voting rights issue. It is a moral issue. And the ballot is one of the most powerful tools we have to address it. In this episode, hosts Bishop William J. Barber II, Dr. Hanna R. Broome, and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove are joined by Chantelle Wilkinson, VP of Strategic Partnerships & Campaigns at the National Low Income Housing Coalition, to break down what the numbers mean and what the ballot can do about them. Key facts from this episode: 745,652 people experienced homelessness on a single night in January 2025 7.2 million shortage of affordable and available rental homes for extremely low-income renters Only 35 affordable homes available per 100 needed 22.7 million renter households are cost-burdened — including 12.1 million spending more than half their income on housing 7 million affordable units renting under $1,000/month disappeared from the market between 2014–2024 Only 1 in 4 households eligible for housing assistance receive it $34.17/hour — the national housing wage needed to afford a basic 2-bedroom apartment, nearly 5x the federal minimum wage Research by the Institute for Policy Studies. In partnership with the Save America Movement. The Repairer's Brief: Facts and Focus to Empower the Fight For a Third Reconstruction. 🔗 Listen: [PODCAST LINK] 📌 Sign up to lead a march: https://bit.ly/100Days_1000Marches 📌 Register your march: https://bit.ly/1000MarchesRegistration 📌 Get the organizer toolkit: https://bit.ly/1000marchestoolkit 📌 Report your count: https://bit.ly/GetCounted1000Marches #TheRepairersBrief #HousingIsAHumanRight #CantAffordRent #MoralMonday #VisionVoting #1000MarchesToThePolls #RepairersOfTheBreach #ThirdReconstruction #NLIHC