COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Local congregations came together to call for lawmakers to fix two problems plaguing the faith-based community, gun violence and affordable housing. Hundreds took part in the “MORE Justice Nehemiah Action Assembly” at the Columbia Convention Center on Monday.

Here in Richland County, 22% of our brothers and sisters live below the poverty level and over 16,000 families are in need of affordable housing, and we can’t seem to get our proposal for an affordable housing trust fund out of committee. With a picture that looks this bleak, why do I continue to work for Justice? Because fear feeds anxiety; hope breeds optimism. Fear divides; hope unifies. I believe in hope.

With the cost of living on the rise, some viewers have asked what, if any, options they have if their landlord raises the rent. With feature by MORE Justice spokesperson.