Mark Robinson retweeted
Mobile homes are some of the only “affordable” housing in many neighborhoods — but investment firms are trying to increase the rent of the land where the homes are parked.
@__MarkRobinson & @KeyrisNews report from Virginia vpm.org/news/2023-09-14/six-…
Mark Robinson retweeted
Bermuda Estates is just off a busy section of U.S. Route 1 in Chester. A single road runs through the middle of the park, and about 50 homes are arranged on either side of it. Latino families live in the majority of them.
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Mark Robinson retweeted
“These folks organized on their own & have…shown a lot of solidarity in the face of this outside, faceless company coming in & trying to wring all this money out of this park & folks who really don't have it.”
By our fellow @__MarkRobinson & @KeyrisNews: vpm.org/news/2023-09-14/six-…
Working with @KeyrisNews and @duylinhtu on this story through my fellowship with @econhardship was an absolute privilege. Watch our feature on how Latino residents are fighting back against an investment firm that bought their mobile home park and tried to hike rents 40%.
Gabino Felipe might soon be priced out of the place he has called home for the past six years, as a nationwide trend threatens one of Virginia’s most affordable remaining sources of housing.
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Mark Robinson retweeted
“If we weren’t providing these services, I don’t believe people’s needs would be met.”
EHRP fellow @__MarkRobinson’s report on Richmond locals surviving in motels continues on @myVPM News Focal Point. We urge you to watch & remember this happens all over vpm.org/news/articles/37266/…
ICYMI: Part two of my @econhardship collaboration with @duylinhtu and @WordsByWillis aired on @myVPM News Focal Point last night. Watch here: vpm.org/news/articles/37266/…
Mark Robinson retweeted
Please check out my friend @__MarkRobinson 's latest reporting on families impacted by our unjust housing crisis in the city 🙏🏾🕊️
You can watch part 1 here: pbs.org/video/one-richmond-f…
Mark Robinson retweeted
Skyrocketing rent, combined with the cost of her daughter’s cancer treatment, has forced Amy Gillespie & her child to live in a Motel 6 room for ~4 years
Our fellow @__MarkRobinson documents their lives—and the lives of many Richmond residents—for @myVPM pbs.org/video/one-richmond-f…
Tune in to @myVPM News Focal Point tonight at 8 p.m. to watch the first of two features I reported about families living in motels in the Richmond region. pbs.org/show/vpm-news-focal-…
This project wouldn't have happened without the support of @econhardship and the expertise, grace and persistence of producer @WordsByWillis and videographer @duylinhtu. Working with them was a privilege.
ICYMI: Part one of my latest @econhardship project aired on @myVPM News Focal Point's most recent episode. Watch here: pbs.org/video/one-richmond-f…
"What began as a temporary motel stay after an eviction has stretched for years, prolonged, in part, by the pandemic and a major setback. Gillespie quit her job as a CNA after her daughter was diagnosed with stage 3 B-cell lymphoma cancer in Jan. 2021." vpm.org/news/articles/36682/…
Mark Robinson retweeted
Our fellow @__MarkRobinson is on @myVPM News Focal Point tonight to discuss the housing crisis in Virginia and his recent reports on Richmond locals forced into motels due to skyrocketing rent.
More from Mark in the thread below 👇
Tune in to @myVPM News Focal Point tonight at 8 p.m. to watch the first of two features I reported about families living in motels in the Richmond region. pbs.org/show/vpm-news-focal-…