They protect our neighborhoods and help our children learn, but many of our police officers, teachers and firefighters can’t afford to live in the communities they serve.
Eyewitness News anchor Allison Latos discovered a new effort to make Charlotte’s housing crisis more affordable for them and how it has already changed one teacher’s life.but many of our police officers, teachers and firefighters can't afford to live in the communities they serve. Eyewitness News anchor Allison T’Kia Isom teachers 10th grade biology at Vance High School, but in her two years with CMS, Isom quickly learned a lesson herself -- the teaching profession is rich in rewards, but money is not one of them.
Allison asked Isom if she could afford to buy a house in Charlotte on her teaching salary alone and she said no.