Columbus Dispatch |  Article | Black community leaders urged public and private officials to do more to create affordable housing in Greater Columbus, saying the need has become as dire as ever.

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Christie Angel, president and CEO of YWCA in Columbus, said her organization now shelters 188 individuals, 76% of whom are Black. She said the average shelter stay should be 22-30 days, but the average stay is now 82 days.

“This is supposed to be an emergency program,” Angel said. She said the YWCA has a $2 million-a-year fund to pay for emergency shelter expenses, but that amount has remained flat while costs keep increasing.

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