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"I think as a community, as a church, most of us are looking out for each other. It's important we stay together as a congregation and the people we know and love aren't forced to move away," Davis says.
....VIP is assembling Chandler residents, like retiree Susan Davis, to share their personal experiences of housing insecurity with elected officials in hopes of garnering support for the project.
- Davis, who is a member of Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church, moved to Chandler in 2019 to be closer to the church. At the time, her rent was $1,100. It's now $1,900, plus fees.
- "I'm struggling now to survive month to month. I'm just making it by the skin of my teeth," she tells Axios Phoenix.
How Metro Phoenix Churchgoers Are Fighting Against NIMBYs, Axios Phoenix [pdf]