Residents, housing advocates, and faith leaders convened outside an apartment at University City Townhomes in West Philly to call on city agencies to protect affordable housing and keep the residents of the 70-unit building from being evicted.
After seven years on the waiting list, Krystal Young and her daughter moved into the first place she felt she could call home: an apartment at University City Townhomes in West Philadelphia.
Residents, housing advocates, and faith leaders convened outside the red and brown brick property at the corner of Market and 40th Streets to call on the city, politicians, and nearby universities toin Philadelphia and keep the residents of the 70-unit building from being evicted. On Sunday, Barber accused developers of building properties with public funding, only to sell them when market opportunity arises.Residents benefit from a nearby grocery store, a world-class hospital, public transportation, and growing businesses — neighborhood amenities that are not always available to people who live in Section 8 housing, but should be, he said.
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