When it comes to housing, employment, and shelter, yes, a lot of that perpetuates a lot of the abuse. It all ties in together.
The housing here is unbelievable. People are spending anywhere between $1,000 and $1,200 for a three-bedroom, with just a main level. Plus, with the utilities to run and operate a home with three bedrooms, you're looking at upwards of $2,000 a month. If you're not a working professional and your spouse is not a working professional, I'm sorry, it's just not going to cut it here. In social housing, there is nothing available. We checked around last week, and there is no social housing available, period.
The basic rent at Weidner Investment Services, which is a company that is buying up a lot of the apartments here, starts at around $850 for a one-bedroom apartment. The three-bedrooms are going for around $1,100, so how can we say we're providing a lot of services here for people when we can't even get them into affordable housing?