Faith-based affordable housing: How religious groups are helping ease Miami's housing crisis

Published on August 5, 2025

Saunders, originally from Ohio, moved to North Miami Beach in 2023 seeking a warmer climate to relieve his arthritis. Things were going fine, until costly car and rental bills forced him into chapter 13 bankruptcy. Around the same time, the rent on the 43-year-old’s less-than-luxury condo was about to get even more expensive — jumping from $1,900 per month to nearly $2,300.