Kathleen Beveridge acknowledges that the affordable housing crisis can seem insurmountable. But along with her fellow board members at Angel Housing Solutions, she is determined to take action to help her neighbors.
“We're not gonna wait for somebody else to solve the problem for us at a grand scale,” Beveridge said. “We're going to work one family at a time, one unit at a time, one property at a time.”
Founded in 2022, AHS helps Bucks County families achieve financial stability by temporarily subsidizing their rent. While the nonprofit’s mission is “open to any family that is needing stable, affordable rental housing,” they focus on single women raising young children, who comprise the majority of Bucks County residents living in poverty, according
to Beveridge.
“Housing is the first thing that people need to become stable and climb out of poverty,” Beveridge said. “And housing is a huge problem in Bucks County. Affordable rental housing is almost nonexistent.”
In 2025, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Bucks County was $1,512. Working 40 hours a week, a minimum-wage employee in Pennsylvania makes only $1,160 in a month.
And while Bucks County is the second wealthiest in the Commonwealth, it is not immune to hardship. Just over 6% of Bucks County residents live in poverty, according to the U.S. Census, or as many as 39,000 people.
“The people that we’re helping are already neighbors,” Beveridge said. “They’re not coming from somewhere else.”
Recognizing that the burden of high rent can prohibit local families from achieving their goals, Angel Housing Solutions has developed a rental model in which tenants’ initial fees are assessed based on their need, then gradually increase as they gain financial stability.
In October 2025, AHS purchased a four-unit property in Warminster Township. Three units are rented at market rate to subsidize one affordable unit.
Their first tenant began by paying $200 rent. This fee increased by a few hundred dollars every couple months until she was paying $1,400, which is “appropriate for a family of her size living here in Bucks County,” according to Beveridge.
AHS works with the Bucks County Opportunity Council’s Economic Self-Sufficiency Program to identify candidates, and recently welcomed their second participating family.
According to Beveridge, AHS selected Warminster because it boasts accessible resources including grocery stores, a SEPTA train station and employment opportunities. She also noted that the township is an economically diverse community.
“We want to make sure that there’s a balance [of] examples and role models for the clients that are trying to improve their lives,” Beveridge said. “Warminster is a friendly place for a mix of people of different incomes, and they have a lot more of this kind of opportunity than some townships.”
Beveridge said a long-term goal for the nonprofit is to purchase additional properties, but in the tight real-estate market, it can be challenging for the organization to present quick, competitive offers. They welcome donations.
“A family that is downsizing and for whatever reason, doesn’t need the sale of the house, and is willing to donate it, would be ideal,” she said.
“They can work with us and know that whatever they can either sell to us or donate will become long-term affordable rental housing stock in Bucks County.”
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Bucks nonprofit helps secure housing, "one family at a time"
