The nation’s housing crisis is also a health crisis – especially for children. When families lose stable housing, children lose the bedrock that anchors them to schools, neighborhoods, medical services, child care and social services, often with serious consequences for their health. As of today, the Housing Authority of Baltimore City is closing the waiting list for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) because it has enough applicants for the next 12 months. In other words, families who need stable housing have to wait at least a year before getting onto a waiting list.