In yesterday's issue of the Gardian, Former President Jimmy Carter published a piece why decent housing is a basic human right and how each of us are morally obligated to act with a sense of urgency to house those in our communities who do not have a roof over their head.
"In order to create true, sweeping changes in providing decent housing, we must begin to talk about this human necessity as a basic human right. This is not something that families around the world can only wish to have, not something that only the luckiest can hope to realize, but something that everyone should have an opportunity to achieve.
When we understand the magnitude of housing needs and their different forms in communities worldwide, we will recognize that as more fortunate people we are morally obligated to act. Once we view the issue of housing in these appropriately urgent terms, we will begin to act in concert more effectively."
Read the full article: Decent Housing is Not Just a Wish, it is a Human RightBringing hope and dignity, in the form of decent housing, to the families we serve is part of Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County's mission and it is wonderful to see President Carter echoing these sentiments.
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