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Residents urge Beaver County commissioners to act on housing, affordability and youth supports
Summary
Advocates and residents told the Beaver County Board of Commissioners during visitors' comments that rising costs, housing disrepair, limited child care and youth services, and local gun violence are harming families; the group asked the board to back an emergency rental assistance fund and to join a Harrisburg advocacy trip.
Advocates representing Beaver County United and multiple residents told the Beaver County Board of Commissioners during the visitors' comment period that the county faces a countywide affordability crisis affecting housing, transportation, child care and mental-health services.
"My name is Keniqua and I'm here with Beaver County United as a part of the 412 campaign. We're here today just to talk to you about issues with families across Beaver County because they're struggling with affordability, transportation, house housing, as well as child care," said Keniqua during the comment period.
Why it matters: Speakers said rising fuel and grocery prices, eviction risk and gaps in local services are pushing working families toward crisis and are affecting…
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